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Austagram Upazila

Austagram
অষ্টগ্রাম
Upazila
Location of Austagram
Coordinates: 24°16′N 91°7.5′E / 24.267°N 91.1250°E / 24.267; 91.1250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
Area
 • Total
355.53 km2 (137.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
151,238
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2380[2]
Websiteaustagram.kishoreganj.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Austagram (Bengali: অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Austagram is located at 24°16′00″N 91°07′30″E / 24.2667°N 91.1250°E / 24.2667; 91.1250. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Austagram Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 86.73%
Hinduism
 
 13.26%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

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.[5][6]

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%.[7]

Administration

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.[5]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ Enayet Sobhan (2012), "Austagram Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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