Rajpara Thana Explained
| Official Name: | Rajpara |
| Native Name: | রাজপাড়া |
| Settlement Type: | Thana |
| Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rajshahi District |
| Population Total: | 116778 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 4807 |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.19 |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 24°N 88°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6201 |
| Area Code: | 0721[2] |
Rajpara (bn|রাজপাড়া) is a thana of Rajshahi District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Rajpara is located at 24.375°N 88.5792°W . It has 15 households and total area 25 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rajpara had a population of 137,318 (males 51.23%, females 48.77). Muslims were 93.68% of the population, Hindus 4.50%, Christians 0.97% and others 0.85%. Rajpara had a literacy rate of 73.92% for the population 7 years and above.[3]
In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration
Rajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.
Education
Secondary schools
There are 28 secondary schools in the thana.[5] They include:[6]
- Balajan Nessa Girls High School
- Court Model High School
- Golzar Bag High School
- Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi
- Laxmipur Girls High School
- Mahish Bathan Adarsha Uchcha Balika Bhiddyalay
- Mission Girls High School
- Rajshahi Court Academy
- Rajshahi Government Girls' High School
- Rajshahi Government Madrasha
- Rajshahi Medical College Campus High School
- River View Collectorate School Rajshahi
- Shimul Memorial North South School
See also
References
- Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 386.
- Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
- Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Rajshahi . 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 . 9 December 2018 .
- 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 .
- Web site: Rajpara Thana . Banglapedia.
- Web site: List of Secondary School . . Secondary and Higher Education Division . XLS . 2 December 2022.
