Pirganj Upazila, Rangpur

Pirganj is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Pirganj Upazila area 409.37 km2, located in between 25°18' and 25°31' north latitudes and in between 89°08' and 89°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by mithapukur upazila on the north, palashbari, ghoraghat and nawabganj sadar upazilas on the south, sadullapur upazila on the east, Mithapukur, Nawabganj Sadar and Ghoraghat upazilas on the west.Population Total 345593; male 176025, female 169568; Muslim 317841, Hindu 22498, Buddhist 1869, Christian 454 and others 2931.Water bodies Main river: karatoya, Jamuneshwari, Akhira;' Pirganj is called the upazila of beel.Administration Pirganj Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1910.