Rajarhat Upazila

Rajarhat
রাজারহাট
Sindurmati Dighi
Location of Rajarhat
Coordinates: 25°48′N 89°33′E / 25.800°N 89.550°E / 25.800; 89.550
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
Government
 • Upazila Parisad ChairmanAbul Hashem
 • UNOMD. Rafikul Islam
Area
 • Total166.64 km2 (64.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total203,060
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5610[2]
Websiterajarhat.kurigram.gov.bd

Rajarhat (Bengali: রাজারহাট) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Since 1981 it has been a Thana and later on September 14, 1983, it was turned into an upazila by the government.[3]

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Md. Kamal Hossain (2012), "Rajarhat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh