Pirgacha Upazila
Pirgacha is an upazila of Rangpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Pirgacha is located at. It has 82,623 households and total area 266.85 km2. Tambulpur on the bank of River Burail. Pirgacha upazila is at the south-east corner of Rangpur town. Tambulpur is the largest union of Pirgacha Upazila. It is about 12 kilometers east to west and about 6 kilometers north to south.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pirgachha Upazila had 91,311 households and a population of 326,622. 9.12% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pirgachha had a literacy rate of 65.60%: 69.42% for males and 62.07% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.62 males for every 100 females. 31,226 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pirgachha Upazila had 82,623 households and a population of 313,319. 68,918 were under 10 years of age. Pirgachha had a literacy rate of 44.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. 13,037 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirgachha has a population of 256,573. Males constitute 50.59% of the population, and females 49.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125484. Pirgachha has an average literacy rate of 21.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.