Rajpara ( bn, রাজপাড়া) is a ''
thana
Thana means "police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station.
* Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila''
* in (Brit ...
'' of
Rajshahi District
Rajshahi District ( bn, রাজশাহী জেলা) is a district in mid-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. The metropolitan city of Rajshahi is in Rajshahi District.
Geography
Rajshahi district is bounded by Nao ...
in the division of
Rajshahi
Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
.
Geography
Rajpara is located at . It has 15 households and total area 25 km
2.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Rajpara had a population of 137,318 (males 51.23%, females 48.77). Muslims were 93.68% of the population, Hindus 4.50%, Christians 0.97% and others 0.85%. Rajpara had a literacy rate of 73.92% for the population 7 years and above.
In 2001, Rajpara had an average literacy rate of 69.70% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Rajpara has 10 unions/wards and 46 mauzas/mahallas.
Education
Secondary schools
There are 28 secondary schools in the thana. They include:
* Balajan Nessa Girls High School
* Court Model High School
* Golzar Bag High School
*
Government Laboratory High School Rajshahi
Government Laboratory High School, Rajshahi is a secondary school in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was established in 1969 as the laboratory of Rajshahi Teacher's Training College to establish an ideal school. The founding headmaster was Izharul Haque. ...
* Laxmipur Girls High School
* Mahish Bathan Adarsha Uchcha Balika Bhiddyalay
* Mission Girls High School
* Rajshahi Court Academy
*
Rajshahi Government Girls' High School
* Rajshahi Government Madrasha
* Rajshahi Medical College Campus High School
* River View Collectorate School Rajshahi
* Shimul Memorial North South School
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Thanas of Rajshahi District
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