Debiganj Upazila

Debiganj (Bengali: দেবীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Debiganj Upazila দেবীগঞ্জ উপজেলা
Upazila
Debiganj Upazila Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°7.1′0″N 88°45.6′0″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Panchagarh District
Area
• Total	309.04 km^2 (119.32 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	159,902
• Density	517/km^2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5020
Website	debiganj.panchagarh.gov.bd

Geography

Debiganj Upazila is located at 26.11858°N 88.759299°E. It has 31532 households and total area 309.04 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debiganj has a population of 159902. Males constitute 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77660. Debiganj has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Debiganj Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chengthi Hazradanga, Chilahati, Dandopal, Debiduba, Debiganj, Pamuli, Shaldanga, Sonahar Mollikadaha, Sundardighi, and Tepriganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 101 villages.[3]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Nripendra Narayan Government High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.[1]

Aladini Government Girls High School is a secondary govt high school for girls only. Also have a reputed College. Over all Debiganj has 68 govt and non-govt high school and 10 Colleges. Some of them are -

1. Sonahar Girls High School -
2. Sonahar High School
3. Khariza Sonahar High School

4.Saldanga High School 5. TZ High School 6. Nripendra Narayan Govt High School 7. Debigonj Aulodini Girls High School 8. Debigonj Girls High School 9. Debigonj Pailot High School

• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Habib, Md Ahsan (2012). "Debiganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Panchagarh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.