Porsha Upazila


Porsha Upazila is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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Geography

Porsha is located at, and borders West Bengal, India. It has 30,773 households, and total area 252.83 km2. One of the principal towns, Nithpur, lies on the Indian border.
Porsha Upazila is bounded by Sapahar Upazila on the north, Patnitala and Mohadevpur Upazilas on the east, Gomostapur and Niamatpur Upazilas on the south, Habibpur and Barmangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west.

Climate

Porsha's climate differs from Rajshahi due to its lack of precipitation to be classified as a tropical wet and dry climate. Instead, under the Köppen climate classification, it is classified as a humid subtropical climate. This is because its temperature is colder than 18°C on average in the coldest month but warmer than 22°C on average in the warmest month. Porsha's climate is similar to neighbouring districts in North Bengal and is similar to the rest of the Eastern Gangetic Plains.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Porsha Upazila had 37,047 households and a population of 147,021. 9.31% of the population were under 5 years of age. Porsha had a literacy rate of 74.00%: 75.01% for males and 72.98% for females, and a sex ratio of 102.74 males for every 100 females. 18,441 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 10,878, of which Oraon are 5,471 and Santal 2400 and Munda 1,148.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Porsha Upazila had 30,773 households and a population of 132,095. 28,143 were under 10 years of age. Porsha had a literacy rate of 42.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 12,418 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 14,374, of which Oraon were 6,060, Santal 2,934 and Barman 1,945.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 97279. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha had an average literacy rate of 26.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Porsha Thana was formed in 1933 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Porsha Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chhaor, Ganguria, Ghatnagar, Masidpur, Nithpur, and Tentulia. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 246 villages.

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