Pirganj Upazila, Thakurgaon


Pirganj is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Pirganj upazila is bounded by Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila on the north, Birganj and Bochaganj upazilas in Dinajpur District on the east, Kaliaganj and Hemtabad CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Ranisankail Upazila on the west.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirganj has a population of 183,292 spread across 35,912 households. Males constitute 51.69% of the population and females 48.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 92,296. Pirganj has an average literacy rate of 29.3%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Government

Pirganj has one pourasava with 9 Wards, 10 Unions with 90 Wards, 181 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 165 villages. The Unions are Bhomradaha, Koshhariganj, Khangaon, Saiyedpur, Pirganj, Hazipur, Daolatpur, Sengaon, Jaborhat, Boirchuna. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer is ABM Iftekharul Islam Khadakar.