Английская Википедия:Austagram Upazila
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Austagram (Шаблон:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Austagram is located at Шаблон:Coord. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 kmШаблон:Sup.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]
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%.[4]
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.[2]
Notable people
- 'Mosi Miah' Rezhaul Chowdhury, Former Upazila Chairman, Military Cartographer and Aristocrat.
See also
References
Шаблон:Kishoreganj District Шаблон:Upazilas of Dhaka Division
