Austagram Upazila Explained

Official Name:Austagram
Native Name:অষ্টগ্রাম
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:24°N 91°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Name2:Kishoreganj
Area Total Km2:355.53
Population Total:151238
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2380[2]
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Austagram (bn|অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Austagram is located at 24.2667°N 91.125°W. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Austagram Upazila had 31,129 households and a population of 152,523. 47,914 (31.41%) were under 10 years of age. Austagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 17,400 (11.41%) lived in urban areas.[3] [4]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Austagram had a population of 132,303, of whom 59,377 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. Austagram had an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]

Administration

Austagram Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Deoghar Union, Kastul Union, Austagram Sadar Union, Bangalpara Union, Kalma Union, Adampur Union, Khayerpur-Abdullapur Union and Purba Austagram Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 72 villages.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 398.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kishoreganj district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .

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