Population Census Information Of Thakurgaon District

Thakurgaon District (rangpur division) area 1809.52 sq km, located in between 25°40' and 26°12' north latitudes and in between 88°05' and 88°39' east longitudes. It is bounded by panchagarh district on the north, Panchagarh and dinajpur districts on the east, west bengal state of India on the south and west.
Population Total 1214376; male 627200, female 587176; Muslim 924254, Hindu 278703, Buddhist 7156, Christian 131 and others 4132. Indigenous communities such as santal, oraon, munda, Mushar and rajbangshi belong to this upazila.
Administration Thakurgaon Sub-division was established in 1860 under the district of Dinajpur and was turned into a district in 1984. Of the five upazilas of the district thakurgaon sadar was the largest (683.45 sq km) and haripur is the smallest (201.06 sq km).