Palash is an Upazila of Narsingdi District

Narsingdi District

Narsingdi is a district in central Bangladesh.It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, and is the only district in Bangladesh that does not depend solely on agriculture. The district is famous for its textile craft industry...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Palash is located at 23.9500°N 90.6250°E . It has 31350 units of house hold and total area 94.43 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...

, Palash has a population of 174040. Males constitute are 53.4% of the population, and females 46.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89627. Palash has an average literacy rate of 42.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.