Country Bangladesh District Panchagarh District Postal code 5020 | Division Rangpur Division Time zone BST (UTC+6) Area 309 km² | |
Website Official Website Debiganj | ||
Debiganj (Bengali: দেবীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
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Geography
Debiganj Upazila is located at 26.11858°N 88.759299°E / 26.11858; 88.759299. It has 31532 households and total area 309.04 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debiganj has a population of 159902. Males constitute 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77660. Debiganj has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Debiganj has 10 Unions/Wards, 106 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 101 villages.
Education
According to Banglapedia, Nripendra Narayan Government High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.
Aladini Government Girls High School is a secondary govt high school for girls only. Also have a reputed College. Over all Debiganj has 68 govt and non-govt high school and 10 Colleges. Some of thems are -
- Sonahar Girls High School -
- Sonahar High School
- Khariza Sonahar High School