Rajpara Thana
Rajpara
রাজপাড়া | |
|---|---|
  Rajpara Location in Bangladesh  Rajpara Rajpara (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] |
Rajpara (Bengali: রাজপাড়া) is a thana of Rajshahi District in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajpara Thana had 29,230 households and a population of 116,778. 7.14% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rajpara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 90.61%: 91.85% for males and 89.32% for females, and a sex ratio of 103.78 males for every 100 females.[3]
According 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.[4]
In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.[5]
Administration
Rajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.
Education
Secondary schools
There are 28 secondary schools in the thana.[6] They include:[7]
- 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
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
- ^ 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. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rajshahi (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-230-6.
- ^ "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 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Rajpara Thana". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "List of Secondary School" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. Retrieved 2 December 2022.