Rupganj Upazila

Rupganj রূপগঞ্জ
Upazila
Murapara Rajbari at Rupganj, Bangladesh
Rupganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°ECoordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Narayanganj District
Area
• Total	247.97 km^2 (95.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	375,935
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Rupganj

Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District^[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rupganj is located at 23°47′35″N 90°31′00″E / 23.7931°N 90.5167°E . It has 64902 households and total area 247.97 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

See also

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

References

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