Official Name: | Rupganj |
Native Name: | রূপগঞ্জ |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Narayanganj |
Leader Title: | University |
Leader Name: | Green University of Bangladesh |
Area Total Km2: | 176.48 |
Population Total: | 534868 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Demonym: | Rupganji, Rupgonji |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Rupganj |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Notable sport teams |
Blank Info Sec2: | Legends of Rupganj |
Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rupganj is located at 23.7931°N 90.5167°W. It has 122,140 households and total area 176.48 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rupganj Upazila had 122,140 households and a population of 534,868. 112,136 (20.97%) were under 10 years of age. Rupganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males. 232,356 (43.44%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375,935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population is 187,590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Rupganj Upazila is divided into Kanchan Municipality, Tarabo Municipality and seven union parishads: Bholaba, Bulta, Daudpur, Golakandail, Kayetpara, Murapara, and Rupganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 144 mauzas and 285 villages.
Kanchan Municipality and Tarabo Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[4]