Rajpara ( bn, রাজপাড়া) is a ''

thana Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (Briti ...

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Rajshahi District Rajshahi District ( bn, রাজশাহী জেলা) is a district in mid-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. The metropolitan city of Rajshahi is in Rajshahi District. Geography Rajshahi district is bounded by Naoga ...

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Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Rajpara is located at . It has 15 households and total area 25 km².

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Rajpara had a population of 137,318 (males 51.23%, females 48.77). Muslims were 93.68% of the population, Hindus 4.50%, Christians 0.97% and others 0.85%. Rajpara had a literacy rate of 73.92% for the population 7 years and above. In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Rajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.

Education

Secondary schools

There are 28 secondary schools in the thana. They include: * Balajan Nessa Girls High School * Court Model High School * Golzar Bag High School *

Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi Government Laboratory High School, Rajshahi is a secondary school in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was established in 1969 as the laboratory of Rajshahi Teacher's Training College to establish an ideal school. The founding headmaster was Izharul Haque. ...

* Laxmipur Girls High School * Mahish Bathan Adarsha Uchcha Balika Bhiddyalay * Mission Girls High School * Rajshahi Court Academy * Rajshahi Government Girls' High School * Rajshahi Government Madrasha * Rajshahi Medical College Campus High School * River View Collectorate School Rajshahi * Shimul Memorial North South School

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