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'''Pangsha Upazila''' ([[Rajbari District|rajbari district]]) area 414.24 sq km, located in between 22°40' and 22°55' north latitudes and in between 89°19' and 89°36' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Sujanagar Upazila|sujanagar]] ([[Pabna District|pabna]]) and [[Pabna Sadar Upazila|pabna sadar]] upazilas on the north, [[Shailkupa Mosque|shailkupa]] and [[Sreepur Upazila (Magura District)|sreepur]] ([[Magura District|magura]]) upazilas on the south, [[Kalukhali Upazila|kalukhali ]]upazilas on the east, [[Khoksa Upazila|khoksa]] and [[Kumarkhali Upazila|kumarkhali]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 217203; male 112442, female 104761; Muslim 211953, Hindu 25188 and others 62.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]], [[Gorai-Madhumati River|gorai]].

''Administration'' Pangsha Thana was formed in 1863 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.''' '''Municipality was formed in 1990.

{| 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
|-
|
1

|
10

|
257

|
255

|
29910

|
187293

|
845

|
52.4
|
36.66
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
12.56

|
9

|
21

|
25078

|
1996

|
56.06

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per
sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
3.77

|
6

|
4832

|
1282

|
32.71

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Kalimahar
35

|
5099

|
8544

|
8160

|
37.72

|-
|
Kasba
Majhail 40

|
7256

|
11819

|
11155

|
40.98

|-
|
Jashai
25

|
4500

|
9410

|
8663

|
37.43

|-
|
Patta
80

|
4879

|
8524

|
7915

|
37.34

|-
|
Babupara
75

|
2165

|
6632

|
6162

|
30.90

|-
|
Bahadurpur
16

|
5811

|
9773

|
9019

|
35.11

|-
|
Machh
Para 50

|
5017

|
10405

|
9475

|
37.76

|-
|
Maurat
65

|
5602

|
9681

|
9164

|
38.68

|-
|
Sarisha
90

|
5237

|
8557

|
8068

|
39.02

|-
|
Habaspur
20

|
8752

|
16014

|
14985

|
31.61

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

[[Image:PangshaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Rathkhola Shanmancha at Belghachhi (18th century), Ferry Fund Road ([[Shaista Khan|shaista khan]] period), Grand Trunk Road.

''Historical events'' Bhairab Babu of Babupara union organised [[Indigo Resistance Movement|indigo resistance movement]] in 1860. The [[Khilafat Movement|khilafat movement]], which started in 1920, was widely organised in the area under the leadership of the eminent writer Yakub Ali Chowdhury. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 the Pak army killed many people of the villages Machh Para, Ramcole and Mathurapur; they also set many houses of these villages on fire.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site 2 (on the bank of Chandana River adjacent to the Pangsha College).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 157, temple 110, tomb 8, math 8. Noted religious institutions: Gayebi Mosque, Chhuti Mandal Mosque.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 44%; male 43.6%, female 36.2%. Educational institutions: college 10, vocational training centre 3, secondary school 46, primary school 179, satellite school 13, community school 6, madrasa 5. Noted educational institutions: Pangsha College (1969), Pangsha George High School (1919), Ratandia Rajanikanta High School (1920).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Pangsha Barta, Padma; defunct periodical: Kohinoor (1898), Chandana (1972), Nayeb Rasul (1942), Kangal (1925), Protichchhabi (1973).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 4, shilpakala academy 1.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 67.97%, non-agricultural labourer 2.87%, industry 0.75%, commerce 11.63%, transport and communication 3.27%, service 5.12%, construction 1.11%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 0.48% and others 6.65%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, sugarcane, betel leaf, sesame.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Aus paddy.

''Main fruits'' Watermelon, mango.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 47, dairy and poultry 270, hatchery 2.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 50 km, mud road 540 km; railway 26 km; waterway 40 nautical miles. Railway station 3.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, ice factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, bamboo work, cane work, embroidery, wood work, nakshi pakha.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 6, fairs 3, most noted of which are Bagduli Hat, Pangsha Hat, Habaspur Mela and Shashanbari Mela.

''Main exports'' Jute, molasses, betel leaf.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.33% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 94.84%, tap 0.48%, pond 0.39% and others 4.29%.

''Sanitation'' 29.47% (rural 27.32% and urban 54.37%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 54.79% (rural 56.31% and urban 35.53%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 15.74% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, union health centre 9, family planning centre 8, clinic 4.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Md. Tawhid Mia]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:পাংশা উপজেলা]]

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