Porsha Upazila

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Porsha পোরশা
Upazila
Porsha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 88°29′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Naogaon District
Area
• Total	252.83 km^2 (97.62 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	132,095
• Density	520/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Map of Porsha

Geography

Map of Naogaon District

Porsha is located at 25.0250°N 88.4833°E. It has 18047 households and total area 252.83 km².

Porsha Upazila is bounded by Sapahar Upazila on the north, Patnitala and Mohadevpur Upazilas on the east, Gomostapur and Niamatpur Upazilas on the south, Habibpur and Bamangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[1][2]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 132,095. Males constituted 50.19% of the population and females 49.81%. Muslims formed 86.35% of the population, Hindus 10.38%, Christians 1.36% and others 1.90%. Porsha had a literacy rate of 42.52% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha has a population of 97279. Males constitute 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Porsha Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chhaor, Ganguria, Ghatnagar, Masidpur, Nithpur, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 246 villages.[5]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Porsha Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
2. "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
3. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.