Haripur Upazila
Haripur
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Haripur (Bengali: হরিপুর) is an 70205 code upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Haripur is located at 25°48′30″N 88°08′30″E / 25.8083°N 88.1417°E. It has 32,607 households and total area 201.06 km2.
Haripur upazila is bounded by
CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Karandighi and Goalpokhar I CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district on the west.[2][3][4]
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census, Haripur Upazila had 32,607 households and a population of 147,947. 38,208 (25.83%) were under 10 years of age. Haripur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.14%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. 7,288 (4.93%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census, Haripur has a population of 101658. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 49922. Haripur has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Administration
Haripur Thana was formed in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[8]
Haripur Upazila is divided into six
union parishads: Amgaon, Bakua, Bhaturia, Dangipara, Gedura, and Haripur. The union parishads are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 70 villages.[5]
Gallery
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Amai Pond at Haripur Upazila Parishad -
Haripur King's Palace -
Haripur Pilot High School -
Haripur Girls High School -
Nagor River at Indo-Bangladesh Border -
Haripur Upazila Parishad Entrance
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Md. Abdul Gaffar (2012), "Haripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Haripur Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Thakurgaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Thakurgaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Haripur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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