Patgram (Bengali: পাটগ্রাম) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. It is a class upazila in Bangladesh.
Patgram
পাটগ্রাম | |
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Upazila | |
Patgram Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′N 89°01′E | |
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| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Lalmonirhat District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 261.51 km2 (100.97 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 155,913 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | patgram |
Patgram is located at 26°21′N 89°01′E. It has 30271 households and total area 261.51 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patgram has a population of 155,913 with males constituting 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75,134. Patgram has a literacy rate of 25.2%, against the national average literacy rate of 32.4%.[2]
Patgram Upazila is divided into Patgram Municipality and eight union parishads: Baura, Burimari, Dahagram, Jagatber, Jongra, Kuchilbari, Patgram, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 45 mauzas and 46 villages.[3][4]
Patgram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas.[3]
Patgram is well connected with capital city Dhaka by road and train. The Tin Bigha Corridor also connects the community with the nearby exclave of Dahagram–Angarpota.
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District |
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| Kurigram District |
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| Lalmonirhat District | ||
| Nilphamari District |
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| Panchagarh District |
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| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District |
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