Official Name: | Pangsha |
Native Name: | পাংশা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajbari |
Seat: | Pangsha |
Area Total Km2: | 250.31 |
Population Total: | 274110 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7720[2] |
Area Code: | 06424[3] |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Pangsha (bn|পাংশা) is an upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Pangsha is located at . It has 56,336 households and a total area of 250.31 km2.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pangsha upazila had 56,336 households and a population of 207,086. 55,759 (26.93%) were under 10 years of age. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 48.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 32,949 (13.54%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4] [5]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pangsha had a population of 316,752, of whom 151,566 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[6] mashhpara 23.75/89.36. Bagduli High School. Pangsha Rajbari Maurat latitude 23.47 longitude89,25
Pangsha Upazila is divided into Pangsha Municipality and ten union parishads: Babupara, Bahadurpur, Habashpur, Jashai, Kalimahar, Kasbamajhail, Machhpara, Mourat, Patta, and Sarisha. The union parishads are subdivided into 162 mauzas and 192 villages.[4]
Pangsha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[4]