Rajpara (Bengali: রাজপাড়া) is a thana of Rajshahi District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Rajpara
রাজপাড়া | |
|---|---|
  Rajpara Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°22.5′N 88°34.8′E / 24.3750°N 88.5800°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.19 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 116,778 |
| • Density | 4,807/km2 (12,450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 6201 |
| Area code | 0721[2] |
| Website | en |
Geography
editRajpara is located at 24°22′30″N 88°34′45″E / 24.3750°N 88.5792°E . It has 15 households and total area 25 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rajpara had a population of 137,318 (males 51.23%, females 48.77). Muslims were 93.68% of the population, Hindus 4.50%, Christians 0.97% and others 0.85%. Rajpara had a literacy rate of 73.92% for the population 7 years and above.[3]
In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7 years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration
editRajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.
Education
editSecondary schools
editThere are 28 secondary schools in the thana.[5] They include:[6]
- Balajan Nessa Girls High School
- Court Model High School
- Golzar Bag High School
- Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi
- Laxmipur Girls High School
- Mahish Bathan Adarsha Uchcha Balika Bhiddyalay
- Mission Girls High School
- Rajshahi Court Academy
- Rajshahi Government Girls' High School
- Rajshahi Government Madrasha
- Rajshahi Medical College Campus High School
- River View Collectorate School Rajshahi
- Shimul Memorial North South School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Rajpara Thana". Banglapedia.
- ^ "List of Secondary School" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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