Thakurgaon
District Information
Thakurgaon District (Rangpur division)
is surrounded by Panchagarh district on the north, West Bengal
of India on
the west and south, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on
the east.
Area: 1809.52
sq km
Population: 1196429; male 51.04%, female 48.96%;
Muslim 74.97%, Hindu 24.05%, Christian 0.54%, Buddhist
0.05% and
others 0.39%; ethnic nationals: Santal 0.87%
of the total
population.
Thakurgaon Town: It consists of 9 wards
and 23 Mahallas.The area of the town is 10.70 sq km. The Town has a
population of 40336; male 51.62%, female 48.38%; population density
per sq km 3770. Literacy rate among the town people is 58.5%.
Administration: Thakurgaon subdivision was established in 1860 and
was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 2
municipalities, 18 wards, 32 mahallas, 5 upazilas, 51 union
parishads, 643 mouzas and 643 villages.
Upazila:The upazilas are
01. Baliadangi Upazila
02. Haripur Upazila
03. Pirganj Upazila
04. Ranisankail Upazila
05. Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
