Haripur Upazila


Haripur is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Haripur is located at . It has 19559 households and total area 201.06 km².
Haripur upazila is bounded by Ranisankail Upazila on north and on the east, Hemtabad and Raiganj CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Karandighi and Goalpokhar I CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district on the west.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haripur has a population of 101658. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 49922. Haripur has an average literacy rate of 19.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Haripur has 6 Unions/Wards, 75 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 70 villages
The unions in this Upazila are:
  1. Gadura
  2. Amgaon
  3. Bakuya
  4. Dangipara
  5. Haripur
  6. Bhaturia

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