Akkelpur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Akkelpur
locator_position = right
latd = 24.9750
longd = 89.0208
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Joypurhat District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 126046
population_density = 904
area_total = 139.47
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/joypurhat/Akkelpur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Akkelpur
footnotes =

Akkelpur ( _bn. আক্কেলপুর) is an Upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Akkelpur is located at coord|24.9750|N|89.0208|E| . It has 24475 units of house hold and total area 139.47 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Akkelpur has a population of 126046. Males constitute are 52.9% of the population, and females 47.1%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68033. Akkelpur has an average literacy rate of 34% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Akkelpur has 5 Unions/Wards, 116 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 158 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References