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'''Austagram Upazila''' ([[Kishoreganj District|kishoreganj district]]) area 300.44 sq km, located in between 24°13' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 90°59' and 90°15' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Mithamain Upazila|mithamain]] upazila on the north, [[Nasirnagar Upazila|nasirnagar]] upazila on the south, [[Lakhai Upazila|lakhai]] upazila on the east, bajitpur upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 145552; male 74580, female 70972; Muslim 123116, Hindu 22347, Buddhist 16 and others 73.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Meghna River|meghna]], [[Barak River|barak]], Kalni, Ghorautra; noted beels: Padma, Topa, Bandra, Chamil, Mamda, Matihata, Dhopa, Mojana, Balian and Monkhola beel.

''Administration'' Austagram Thana was formed in 1905 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
7
|
59
|
82
|
15550
|
130002
|
484
|
37.9
|
37.3
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
2.15
|
1
|
15550
|
7232
|
37.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Papulation || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Adampur 11
|
9386
|
11391
|
11045
|
35.38
|-
|
Austagram 23
|
12699
|
16495
|
15353
|
41.83
|-
|
Kalma 59
|
7062
|
5509
|
5735
|
46.94
|-
|
Kastail 71
|
11139
|
8158
|
7375
|
30.32
|-
|
Khayerpur Abdullahpur 83
|
15397
|
15175
|
14197
|
34.96
|-
|
Deoghar 47
|
11290
|
10221
|
9920
|
36.58
|-
|
Bangal Para 35
|
7042
|
7631
|
7347
|
36.29
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:AustagramUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Stone Mosque (c. 1446, Kastail), Kutub Mosque (c. 16 century).

''History of the War of Liberation'' On 3 September 1971 the Pak army, in collaboration with the rajakars brutally killed 35 persons of Hindu community at village Ikardia. On 5 September they also killed 25 members of the Hindu community at village Savianagar.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 82, temple 13, tomb 12, Akhra 21.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 37.4%; male 42.5% female 32.0%.

''Newspapers and Periodicals'' Magazines: Shubechha, Surjatopa and Anirban.

''Cultural organizations'' Library 1,' officers' club 1, playground 30.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 82.40%, non-agricultural labourer 2.52%, industry 0.27%, commerce 7.52%, transport and communication 0.29%, service 1.91%, construction 0.31%, religious service 0.24%, rent and remittance 0.04% and others 4.50%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 66.18%, landless 33.82%; ownership of agricultural land: urban 56.38% urban 67.51%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, potato, mustard,' peanut, garlic, onion, chilli, turmeric, coriander.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Jute.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, banana, blackberry, papaya.

''Communication facilities'' Roads: pucca 7.80 km and mud road 263.13 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct Traditional transport'' palanquin, horse carriage and bullock cart.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' The most noted hats and bazars are Austagram, Purbo Austagram, Sharifanagar, Kastail, Bangal Para, Adampur, Kalma, Khayerpur Abdullahpur and Chhaudamadal Mela at Bangal Para (largest mela of the bhati region).

''Main exports'' Paddy, potato, peanut, banana, papaya.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of this Upazila are under rural electrification net-work; however, 12.56% dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.17%, pond 1.77%, tap 0.67% and others 4.39%.

''Sanitation'' 13.85% (urban 13.24% and rural 18.35%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 76.75% (urban 78.36% and 64.90%) of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 9.40% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, union health and family planning centre 7, rural health centre 1.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], ICDC, Ganaunnyan, Bandhon Society, Chetana. [Enayet Sobhan]

'''References''' Bangladesh PopulaAtion Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Austagram Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:অষ্টগ্রাম উপজেলা]]

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