Porsha Upazila

Porsha
পোরশা
Upazila
Darul Hidayah Madrasa in Porsha
Darul Hidayah Madrasa in Porsha
Location of Porsha
Coordinates: 25°1.5′N 88°29′E / 25.0250°N 88.483°E / 25.0250; 88.483
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNaogaon
Area
 • Total
252.83 km2 (97.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
147,021
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6550[2]
WebsiteMap of Porsha

Porsha (Bengali: পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Map of Naogaon District

Porsha is located at 25°01′30″N 88°29′00″E / 25.0250°N 88.4833°E / 25.0250; 88.4833, and borders West Bengal, India. It has 30,773 households, and total area 252.83 km2. One of the principal towns, Nithpur, lies on the Indian border.

Porsha Upazila is bounded by Sapahar Upazila on the north, Patnitala and Mohadevpur Upazilas on the east, Gomostapur and Niamatpur Upazilas on the south, Habibpur and Barmangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[4][5]

Demographics

Religions in Porsha Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 86.87%
Hinduism
 
 11.08%
Ethnic religion
 
 0.69%
Christianity
 
 1.35%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Porsha Upazila had 30,773 households and a population of 132,095. 28,143 (21.31%) were under 10 years of age. Porsha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 12,418 (9.40%) lived in urban areas.[7] Ethnic population was 14,374 (10.88%), of which Oraon were 6,060, Santal 2,934 and Barman 1,945.[8]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 97279. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha had an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[9]

Administration

Porsha Thana was formed in 1933 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[3]

Porsha Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chhaor, Ganguria, Ghatnagar, Masidpur, Nithpur, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 246 villages.[7]

Notable landmarks

  • Darul Hidayah Madrasa
  • Nithpur Bazar Jame Mosque
  • Nitpur Kopalir Mor
  • Porscha Government Degree College

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Porsha Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ "Porsha Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Naogaon (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-233-7.
  7. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Community Tables: Naogaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  9. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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