Ghoraghat is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Geography

Ghoraghat is located at 25.2458°N 89.2167°E . It has 17535 house holds and a total area of 148.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Ghoraghat had a population of 84279. Males constituted 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43913. Ghoraghat has an average literacy rate of 26.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.