Parbatipur Upazila


Parbatipur is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Parbatipur is located at . It has 53,146 households and a total area 395.1 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Parbatipur has a population of 270,904. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. Upazila's population of people eighteen years old or older is 139,294. Parbatipur has an average literacy rate of 29.7%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.Its main attraction is its Cantonment. Bir Uttam Sahid Mahabub Shenanibash is located into Kholahati.

Administration

Parbatipur has 10 unions, 1 paurasava, 194 mauzas/mahallas, 230 villages and 1 cantonment situated in it.

Education

Parbatipur has many schools and colleges like,