Pirganj
Upazila, Thakurgaon
Pirganj (Bengali: পীরগঞ্জ (ঠাকুরগাঁও)) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh
Pirganj
Upazila (thakurgaon district) area 353.30 sq km, located in between
25°40' and 25°59' north latitudes and in between 88°15' and 88°22' east
longitudes. It is bounded by thakurgaon sadar upazila on the
north, west bengal state of India on the south, birganj and bochaganj upazilas on the east, ranisankail upazila and West Bengal state
of India on the west.
Population Total
215754; male 111458, female 104296; Muslim 151002, Hindu 61983, Buddhist 1461,
Christian 68 and others 1240. Indigenous communities such as santal, oraon and
Munda belong to this upazila.
Water bodies Main
rivers: tangon, Kahalai; Kachba, Chandipur, Boalmari and
Barabari Beels are notable.
Administration Pirganj
Thana was formed in 1870 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.
Source Bangladesh
Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Archaeological
heritage and relics Tomb of Pir Sheikh Sirajuddin (R), ancient temple at
village Dhemtia.
Historical
events tebhaga movement under Haji mohammad danesh was held in this region.
On 17 April 1971, the Pak army brutally killed a number of Bangalis on the road
side of the Bhatarmari Farm of Pirganj upazila. Pirganj was liberated on 9
December.
Marks of the
War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (adjacent to the Pirganj Madrasa).
Religious
institutions Mosque 37, temple 40, church 2, tomb 2.
Literacy
rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.3%; male 48.1%,
female 34%. Educational institutions: college 22, secondary school 83, primary
school 172, madrasa 28. Noted educational institutions: Pirganj Degree College
(1964), Pirganj Pilot High School (1907), Jabarhat High School (1960), Pirganj
Banik Government Girls' High School (1970), Jabarhat Government Primary School
(1929), Pirganj Model Government Primary School (1933), Bhadua Government
Primary School (1934), Pirdangi SI Senior Madrasa (1965), Bhamda Senior Madrasa
(1965), Hatpara Fazil Madrasa (1976).
Newspapers
and periodicals Irregular: Sargam, Cinchon, Batikrom, Spondon, Charpatra,
Dipalok, Rabindra Smranika, Bir Bangali, Raktakto Prantor, Durbadal, Rokter
Rang Nil, Rokta Jhara Din; periodical: Oikantik, Samakal, Mukul, Abe Hayat;
anaully: Siri.
Cultural
organisations Library 5, club 58, theatre group 2, cinema hall 2,
auditorium 2, playground 38.
Tourist
spots Saguni Shalban (Shal Forest) and Thumnia Shal Forest.
Main sources
of income Agriculture 77.34%, non-agricultural labourer 1.95%, industry
0.40%, commerce 10.05%, transport and communication 2.30%, service 3.82%,
construction 0.96%, religious service 0.12%, rent and remittance 0.18% and
others 2.88%.
Ownership of
agricultural land Landowner 56.40%, landless 43.60%; agricultural
landowner: urban 46.37% and rural 57.76%.
Main crops Paddy,
wheat, sugarcane, maize, potato, vegetables.
Extinct or
nearly extinct crops Aus paddy, jute.
Main fruits Mango,
jackfruit, guava, banana, papaya, watermelon.
Fisheries,
dairies and poultries Dairy 30, poultry 23.
Communication
facilities Pucca road 80 km, mud road 586.8 km; railway 18 km.
Extinct or
nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart.
Noted
manufactories Rice mill 1, oil mill 10, chira (threshed rice) mill 50,
husking mill 241, saw mill 12, biscuit factory 5, chanachur factory 30, shoe
factory 3, welding factory 21.
Cottage
industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, embroidery, bamboo work, wood
work, jute work.
Hats, bazars
and fairs Hats and bazars are 30, most noted of which are Pirganj College
Hat, Nasibganj Hat, Jabarhat, Nakati Hat, Khangaon Hat, Kaliaganj Hat,
Bhabnaganj Hat, Kalupir Hat and Lohagara Hat.
Main exports Paddy,
rice, watermelon, vegetables.
Access to
electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural
electrification net-work. However 9.55% of the dwelling households have access
to electricity.
Sources of
drinking water Tube-well 94.79%, tap 0.31%, pond 0.11% and others 4.79%.
Sanitation 5.38%
(rural 3.50% and urban 18.90%) of dwelling households of the upazila use
sanitary latrines and 24.14% (rural 22.37% and urban 37.14%) of dwelling
households use non-sanitary latrines; 70.48% of households do not have latrine
facilities.
Health
centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, union health and
family welfare centre 9, clinic 1.
Natural
disasters The floods of 1987 and 1988 caused heavy damages to settlements
and crops of the upazila.
Geography
Pirganj is
located at 25.8542°N
88.3667°E . It has 35912 households and total area 353.3 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirganj has a
population of 183292. Males constitute 51.69% of the population, and females
48.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 92296. Pirganj has an average
literacy rate of 29.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Pirganj has
one pourasava and its 9 Wards & 10 Unions and its 90 Wards, 181
Mauzas/Mahallas, and 165 villages. Unions name are 1no-Bhomradaha,
2no-Koshhariganj, 3no-Khangaon, 4no-Union is vecant, 5no-Saiyedpur,
6no-Pirganj, 7no-Hazipur, 8no-Daolatpur, 9no-Sengaon, 10no-Jaborhat, 11no-
Boirchuna. Upazila Nirbahi Officer : ABM Iftekharul Islam Khadakar
See also
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