Porsha Upazila

Porsha পোরশা
Upazila
Porsha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 88°29′E / 25.0250°N 88.483°ECoordinates: 25°1.5′N 88°29′E / 25.0250°N 88.483°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Naogaon District
Area
• Total	252.83 km^2 (97.62 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	97,279
• Density	380/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Map of Porsha

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Porsha is located at 25°01′30″N 88°29′00″E / 25.0250°N 88.4833°E . It has 18047 households and total area 252.83 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha has a population of 97279. Males constitute 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha has an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administration

Porsha has 6 Unions/Wards, 155 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 253 villages.^[2]

Unions	Wards	villages
Chhattor
Ganguria
Ghatnagar
Masidpur
Nithpur
Tentulia

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
2. Md Mukhlesur Rahman (2012). "Porsha Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.