# Paba Upazila Upazila, Rajshahi District, Rajshahi Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/paba/

Upazila · Rajshahi District 

# Paba Upazila

Paba Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Rajshahi District, Rajshahi Division. It had an estimated **364,470 people** in 2022 on 305 km² (about 1,194 per km²). 218 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 45 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 364,470people (2022)
- 305km²
- 45mapped services
- 21 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Paba Upazila?

Paba Upazila had an estimated **364,470 people** in 2022 — 12.8% of Rajshahi District, 100th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,023 women for every 1,000 men (below the Rajshahi District figure of 1,038). Spread over 305 km², that is about **1,194 people per km²**, 157th of 406 upazilas.

23.0% of people are children under 15 and 6.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 31 across Rajshahi District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 42 children and older people.

0–4 ****26,529**

5–9 ****26,828**

10–14 ****30,514**

15–19 ****30,580**

20–24 ****33,194**

25–29 ****33,203**

30–34 ****32,208**

35–39 ****30,233**

40–44 ****26,628**

45–49 ****24,320**

50–54 ****18,433**

55–59 ****15,442**

60–64 ****11,673**

65–69 ****9,908**

70–74 ****6,807**

75–79 ****4,360**

80+ ****3,610**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Paba Upazila?

Paba Upazila lies in [Rajshahi District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/), [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 7 other upazilas: [Charghat Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/charghat/), [Durgapur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/durgapur/), [Godagari Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/godagari/), [Mohanpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/mohanpur/), [Puthia Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/puthia/), [Rajshahi City Corporation Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/rajshahi-city-corporation/) and [Tanore Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/tanore/). By area it is the 175th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 12.6% of [Rajshahi District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/). The centre of Paba Upazila is about 197 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Rajshahi, the main town of Rajshahi District. The centre point is at 24.3381° N, 88.5907° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Paba Upazila

### Nearby, outside Paba Upazila

- Oddvar Munksgaard Park · attraction, Rajshahi City Corporation2.7 km
- Boro Kuthi, Rajshahi · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation2.8 km
- Zero Point · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation3.2 km
- Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi · museum, Rajshahi City Corporation3.2 km
- Liberation War Memorial · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation3.4 km
- Functional functional 628 প্রায়োগিক কার্মিক 628 · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation3.5 km
- C & B Mor, Saheb Bazar Rd,Rajshahi · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation3.5 km
- The Theme Rainy Park থিম রেইনি পার্ক · theme park, Rajshahi City Corporation3.5 km
- Rajshahi Zoo · zoo, Rajshahi City Corporation3.8 km
- Talaimari Shahid Minar, Rajshahi · monument, Rajshahi City Corporation3.9 km
- Shaheed A.H.M. Kamaruzzaman Central Park & Zoo, Rajshahi · zoo, Rajshahi City Corporation4.0 km
- Rajshahi Central Zoo Gate-1 · zoo, Rajshahi City Corporation4.0 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Paba Upazila

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) · Rajshahi11 km
- Jessore Airport (JSR) · Jashore (Jessore)141 km

### Nearest railway station

Rajshahi Railway Station (Rajshahi City Corporation), about 4.5 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Dec (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 17:20).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Paba Upazila

Open gazetteers list **218 villages, towns and localities** in Paba Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 26 m above sea level (median 21 m).

- Alagchhtra
- Aligonj
- Alāi Bidurpur
- Amgāchhi
- Andharkota
- Aphipara
- Ashgram
- Bagsara
- Bagsāil
- Bahara
- Baharampur
- Bajrāpur
- Bakrabad
- Bamensikhār
- Banpāra
- Bara Bhālam
- Bara Mallikpur
- Bara Pukuria
- Barabaria
- Baragāchhi
- Baraikari
- Baraipara
- Basantakedār
- Basantapur
- Basua
- Baya
- Belpukur
- Berpāta
- Bhabānipur
- Bhagīrathpur
- Bhalukpukur
- Bholābari
- Bhugrail
- Bil Nepālpara
- Birostāil
- Birāntali
- Bliaharampur East
- Bliaharāmpur West
- Bāghchāpa
- Bāghdhāni
- Bāisbalad
- Bājora
- Bālia
- Bālānagar
- Bāraipara
- Bāraipāta
- Bāthānbari
- Bātāsmolla
- Bāze Silinda
- Bīl Dharmapur
- Chak Darshanpāra
- Chak Goāldaha
- Chak Kuharan
- Chak Pārila
- Chak Syampur
- Chandpur
- Chandrapukur
- Char Bānsgāra
- Char Kesabpur
- Char Khidirpur
- Char Mājher Diār
- Char Nabinagar
- Charkhanpur
- Chhota Bhālam
- Chhota Mallikpur
- Choubāria
- Damdama
- Darga Pārita
- Darshanpara
- Darusha Hāt
- Datāsmolla
- Daulātpur
- Deberpara
- Deluabāri
- Deshlāpara
- Dewanpāra
- Dharmahāta
- Dhāmkura Hāt
- Diār Khidirpur
- Duari
- Dādpur
- Emādpur
- Etāghāti
- Fakirpara
- Gabindapur
- Ghipara
- Ghoshpukur
- Godapāra
- Gohamabuna
- Gopālpur
- Goshāipur
- Goāldaha
- Gõlaharia
- Haldibuna
- Haragram
- Harian
- Harisārdāing
- Hazrapukur
- Hujuripara
- Hāidarhāt
- Hāripur
- Hārupur
- Hāt Godāgāri
- Hāt Ramchandrapur
- Jhuzkāi
- Jotkandar
- Joykrishnapur
- Jāzira Char Sonāikāndi
- Kachuatali
- Kaikuri
- Kaipukuria
- Kalachika
- Kalartikor
- Kalumer
- Kanchipara
- Kapashsail
- Karamja
- Karnahar
- Kasba
- Kasbapāra
- Kasunda Pārila
- Kayra
- Khalābona
- Khirshintikor
- Khākhārie
- Khānpur
- Kismat Tislāi
- Kukhāndi
- Kumrāpukur
- Kutpara
- Kādipur
- Kāliarpāra
- Kālābona
- Kāmār Pārlia
- Kānpara
- Kānāidānga
- Kāshiadānga
- Kāthāl Para
- Lalitahār
- Madanhāti
- Madanpur
- Madhabpur
- Madhaipara
- Madhupur
- Madhusudanpur
- Madhyāpara
- Mahādebpur
- Mahānandakhali
- Majhigrām
- Mathura
- Medobāri
- Mianpur
- Mohanpur
- Mollādaing
- Murāripur
- Mushrail
- Musrāil
- Māria
- Māskāta Dighi
- Nabasanga
- Nagsāsa
- Nalkhola
- Naohāta
- Nepālpāra
- Nilbona
- Palopara
- Panisail
- Parila
- Phalta
- Phudkipapa
- Pillāpara
- Prasādpāra
- Pukuria
- Pulāpukur
- Puthia Para
- Pānthapara
- Rahi
- Ranhat
- Rupasidānga
- Rādha Nagar
- Sabsar
- Sairpukur
- Samsādipur
- Santoshpur
- Sarangpur
- Sarisākuri
- Sarmangla
- Shialber
- Shishāpara
- Shāhpara
- Sillnda
- Sirolia
- Sitlāi
- Sripur
- Subhipāra
- Sucharan
- Sundalpur
- Sursapur
- Sutāhāta
- Syampur
- Sātbāria
- Sīndur Kusumbi
- Takipur
- Tangrāmāri
- Tebaria
- Teghar
- Tekatāpāra
- Tetulia
- Tetuliadānga
- Thākurmāra
- Tikoripara
- Turāpur
- Tālgāchhi
- Tāluk Dharampur
- Tārāf Pārila
- Tārānagar
- Ujirpukur
- Uttar Lakshmīpur

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Paba Upazila

Named natural and historic features inside Paba Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 railway station.

- Harian Railway Station
- Shah Makhdum Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Paba Upazila and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Rajshahi District, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,397 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (286 mm) and the driest Dec (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 8 

Feb 21 12 

Mar 27 26 

Apr 31 80 

May 32 158 

Jun 30 224 

Jul 29 286 

Aug 29 231 

Sep 28 221 

Oct 26 137 

Nov 22 9 

Dec 18 6 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Paba Upazila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hepta Health Care · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36238&mlon=88.60648#map=17/24.36238/88.60648) 

Bank Sonali Bank Limited · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36295&mlon=88.60459#map=17/24.36295/88.60459) 

ATM EBL 365 · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36318&mlon=88.60469#map=17/24.36318/88.60469) 

Petrol pump M/S. Afrin Filling Station,Rajshahi · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36267&mlon=88.60613#map=17/24.36267/88.60613) 

Hotel Hotel Moon International · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36469&mlon=88.59991#map=17/24.36469/88.59991) 

Mall RDA MARKET,rajshahi · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36493&mlon=88.59821#map=17/24.36493/88.59821) 

School Mosjid Mission School Academy · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36388&mlon=88.59977#map=17/24.36388/88.59977) 

College Bangladesh Open University, RC Study Center,Rajshahi · Rajshahi City Corporation 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36454&mlon=88.59522#map=17/24.36454/88.59522) 

Police station Kara Academy · Rajshahi City Corporation 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.36367&mlon=88.58510#map=17/24.36367/88.58510) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paba Upazila

Places mapped inside Paba Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals2
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels1
- Schools8
- Colleges and universities12
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants8
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other upazilas in Rajshahi District

- Bagha
- Bagmara
- Charghat
- Durgapur
- Godagari
- Mohanpur
- Puthia
- Rajshahi City Corporation
- Tanore

## Quick answers

- Where is Paba Upazila?In Rajshahi District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Paba Upazila?364,470 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Paba Upazila?About 30 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Paba Upazila?About 1,194 people per km²
- What borders Paba Upazila?Charghat Upazila, Durgapur Upazila, Godagari Upazila, Mohanpur Upazila, Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi City Corporation Upazila and Tanore Upazila
- What is there to see in Paba Upazila?Oddvar Munksgaard Park, Boro Kuthi, Rajshahi, Zero Point, Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi
- What time zone is Paba Upazila in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Paba Upazila?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Paba Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Paba Upazila?218 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Paba Upazila?Settlements lie between 11 m and 26 m
- What is the best time to visit Paba Upazila?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paba Upazila?Hepta Health Care, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paba Upazila?Sonali Bank Limited, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paba Upazila?EBL 365, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paba Upazila?M/S. Afrin Filling Station,Rajshahi, about 3.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Paba Upazila?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Paba Upazila?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Paba Upazila?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Paba Upazila?BD50810072 (OCHA common operational dataset)