Pangsha () is an upazila of Rajbari District
Geography
Pangsha is located at . It a total area of 250.31 km
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Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pangsha upazila had 56,336 households and a population of 207,086. 55,759 (26.93%) were under 10 years of age. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 48.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 32,949 (13.54%) of the population lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pangsha had a population of 316,752, of whom 151,566 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. Pangsha had an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Pangsha Upazila is divided into Pangsha Municipality and ten
Union Parishad: Babupara, Bahadurpur, Habashpur, Jashai, Kalimahar, Kasbamajhail, Machhpara, Mourat, Patta, and Sarisha. The union parishads are subdivided into 162 mauzas and 192 villages.
Pangsha Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 .
Notable people
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Mohammad Abu Hena, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
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Kaushik Ali Chowdhury, Bengali essayist
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Rowshan Ali Chowdhury, journalist
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See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
