Panchagarh District - Geography

Geography

Panchagarh is the situated in the north side of Bangladesh. It is 150 feet (46 m) high from the level.

Some important data about Panchagarh:

  1. Area: 1404.63 km².
  2. Total Boundary: 302.68 km
  3. Estublished: 01.02.1984
  4. No. of City Corporation: 2
  5. No. of Upzilla: 5
  6. No. of Union: 43
  7. No. of Village: 825
  8. No. of Mouza: 463
  9. Population: 9,01,091
    1. Men: 4,65,056
    2. Women: 4,36,035
  10. Density of Population: 641 per km2.
  11. Rate of education:
    1. Men: 42%
    2. Women: 24%
  12. Hat-Bazar(Markets): 138
  13. Main Crops: Rice, Wheat,Sugar-Chan etc.
  14. No. of Rivers: 16
  15. Main Rivers: Korotoya, Dahuk,Chawai, Tirnoy.
  16. Famous People: Advocate S.Bosirul Alam, Advocate Sirajul Islam, Mirza Ghulam Hafiz,Jomir Uddin Sirkar,Nazmul Haque Prodhan,Comred Forhat,Safiul Alam Prodhan and Nayok Rahman
  17. Rivers: Panchagarh has 23 rivers. Among them some main rivers are Karatoya, Atrai, Tista, Nagor, Mahananda, Tangon, Dahuk, Pathraj, Bhulli, Talma, Chawai, Kurum, Versa, Tirnoi, and Chilka.

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