The population development in Panchagarh
Panchagarh (Bengali: পঞ্চগড়, Ponchogorh, means five forts) is a district
of Rangpur division in the extreme northern part
ofBangladesh with
an area of 1404.62 square km,[1] is
bounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border,
having Darjeelingdistrict on the north, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar Districts on the northeast, West Dinajpur District and Purnea district
on the west.Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Districts on the south, Nilphamari District on the east. Its soil
is sandy, alluvial and bears close affinity with the soil of the old Himalayan basin.
On the northern part of the district there exists underground layer of pebbles. It is 150
feet (46 m) high from the sea level. Panchagarh has 16 rivers. Among them
some main rivers are Karatoya, Atrai, Tista, Nagor, Mahananda, Tangon, Dahuk,
Pathraj, Bhulli, Talma, Chawai, Kurum, Versa, Tirnoi, and Chilka.
Subdivision
The
population development in Panchagarh.
|
Population
Census 1991-03-13 |
Population
Census 2001-01-22 |
Population
Census 2011-03-15 |
||
|
District
(Zila)
|
712,024
|
836,196
|
987,644
|
|
|
Subdistrict
(Upazila)
|
103,906
|
114,938
|
133,650
|
|
|
Subdistrict
(Upazila)
|
168,258
|
200,693
|
232,124
|
|
|
Subdistrict
(Upazila)
|
159,902
|
185,960
|
224,709
|
|
|
Subdistrict
(Upazila)
|
193,198
|
229,237
|
271,707
|
|
|
Subdistrict
(Upazila)
|
86,760
|
105,368
|
125,454
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