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