# Birganj Upazila Upazila, Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/birganj/ Upazila · Dinajpur District # Birganj Upazila Birganj Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division. It had an estimated **360,289 people** in 2022 on 415 km² (about 869 per km²). 226 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 84 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 360,289people (2022) - 415km² - 84mapped services - 51 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Birganj Upazila? Birganj Upazila had an estimated **360,289 people** in 2022 — 11.1% of Dinajpur District, 105th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,041 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Dinajpur District figure of 1,038). Spread over 415 km², that is about **869 people per km²**, 265th of 406 upazilas. 25.4% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 31 across Dinajpur District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 49 children and older people. 0–4 ****30,723** 5–9 ****30,530** 10–14 ****30,088** 15–19 ****29,398** 20–24 ****29,599** 25–29 ****30,523** 30–34 ****29,155** 35–39 ****28,073** 40–44 ****24,445** 45–49 ****22,962** 50–54 ****18,497** 55–59 ****17,492** 60–64 ****12,016** 65–69 ****10,625** 70–74 ****6,976** 75–79 ****4,898** 80+ ****4,289** 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 Birganj Upazila? Birganj Upazila lies in [Dinajpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/), [Rangpur Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 6 other upazilas: [Bochaganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/bochaganj/), [Debiganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/panchagarh/debiganj/), [Kaharole Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/kaharole/), [Khansama Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/khansama/), [Pirganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/pirganj/) and [Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/thakurgaon-sadar/). By area it is the 67th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 12.0% of [Dinajpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/). The centre of Birganj Upazila is about 305 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 25.9294° N, 88.6258° 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 Birganj Upazila OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Birganj Upazila: 2 monuments; 2 nature reserves; 1 attraction. - Birganj National Park · nature reserve - Singra National Park · nature reserve - Golapgonj · attraction - Birgange Govt. College, Shahid Minar · monument - বিজয় চত্বর · monument ### Nearby, outside Birganj Upazila - Katabari, Rothbazar · attraction, Debiganj16 km - তেভাগা চত্বর · monument, Kaharole17 km - Dosh moile more · monument, Kaharole20 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: Birganj 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 - Saidpur Airport (SPD) · Saidpur34 km - Bagdogra Airport (IXB) · Siliguri89 km ### Nearest railway station Nilphamari (Nilphamari Sadar), about 21 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Dec (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 06:44, sunset around 17:16). 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 Birganj Upazila Open gazetteers list **226 villages, towns and localities** in Birganj Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 43 m and 63 m above sea level (median 51 m). - Arjjunhār - Aulākuri - Balarāmpur - Barahāt - Basbhānga - Baur Bari - Bhagirpāra - Bhelāpukur - Bhobālipāra - Bhogdoma - Bhognagar - Bholānāthpur - Bhotanpāra - Bhābki - Bhāduria - Bijoypur - Birchandrapur - Birganj - Bishnupur - Bochāpukur - Borsha - Boālmari - Brahmanbhita - Brohmanbhita - Brāhmanpur - Bāchhārgrām - Bādlāpāra - Bājitpur - Bārākāla - Bāsudebpur - Chak Bānārasi - Chak Lakshmipur - Chak Patla - Chak Pāikpāra - Chak Raghu - Chak Shiālkheda - Charphatu - Chaupukuria - Chengākshetra - Chhatraghati - Chhirābāju - Chhota Bochāpukur - Chhota Sitlāi - Chilkura - Chuniādāngahāt - Chākāi - Chāpāpāra - Dakhin Palāsbāri - Dakhin Raghunāthpur - Dakhinpāra - Dalua - Daria Chak - Debarupāra - Debipur - Deoli - Dhangaon - Dhapur Chak - Dhulat - Dhulāuri - Dhākeswari - Dhāngipokhri - Dighalpuria - Dograi - Dogrāi Khātiādighi - Dumukha Hāt - Durlabhpur - Dābra Jineshwāri - Dālāgaon - Dālāgrām - Dāmālkshetra - Dāngāpāra - Dāriāpur - Elāi - Faridpur - Farīdpur - Ganapait - Garpāra - Ghorābānd - Gobindapui - Gopālpur - Gāndāra - Gāngor - Hāzrāpāra - Ihārbāri - Jagadishpur - Jagdal - Jhaljhali - Jot Raghu - Joy Khuri - Jāgdal - Kaikuri - Kalyani - Karimpur - Khalsaydāngāhāt - Khamar Kharikadōm - Kharikadam - Kharikādām - Kharikādām Khās - Khergaon Hiramani - Kholakati Hāt - Khāgrābāri - Khālpāra - Kismat - Kistapur - Konpāra - Kosa - Kotāpāra - Krishnanagar - Krishnapur - Kumārpur - Kusumtail - Kutalpur - Kājal - Kālāpukur - Kānurpur - Kārbāla - Kārbālārhāt - Kāsimnagar - Kāsipur - Kāthghar - Lakshmipur - Laskarpur - Lat Dābra - Latan - Madanpur - Madansānko - Madhubanpur - Mahugaon - Mahādebpur - Mahātabpur - Mailpar - Majkuripara - Mandalpāra - Maricha - Mirātangi - Mistripara - Mochipara - Modāti - Mohammadpur - Mohanpur - Muraripur - Muriāla - Murārīpur - Māhānpur - Mājboāli - Mājkuri - Mākrāi - Mānkira - Mātiākura - Nagaripāra - Nagri Sāgri - Nakhāpāra - Nandaigaon - Nandāgaon - Naōpāra - Neula - Nijpara - Nijpāra - Nijpāra Hāt - Nohāil - Nortadāngi - Noāpāra - Nāgri Sāgrai - Nāgāripāra - Palashbari - Paliāpara - Paltapur - Palāsbāri - Palāshbāri - Pangaliapara - Phenāpukur - Phulwāripāra - Pikpāra - Prannagar - Prosapāra - Purba Khātiādighi - Pāltāpur - Pālāngaon - Pātgarh - Pāthankata Nadi - Pāthānpāra - Rajibpur - Rasulpur - Ratināthpur - Ruhila - Rukanpur - Rāngaon - Sabdalpur - Sadipur - Sahādubi - Sambhugaon - Sanka - Sanāhari - Satagrām - Satgrām - Sator - Sengram - Sengrām - Shatagram - Shibrampur - Shibrāmpur - Shābjāpur - Shāhādubi - Sibpur - Silbāri Dabra - Simāilbāri - Singhājāni - Singāra - Sitlāi - Sujalpur - Sujālpur - Sundari Hātgāchh - Sādullahpāra - Sāldanga Hāt - Sālgrām - Sātkhāmār - Sātor - Taratbāri - Tulsipur - Uttar Ragunathpur - Uzira Chak - Ārāzi Bochāpukur - Ārāzi Chaupukuria - Ārāzi Lashkara - Ārāzi Milanpur - Ārāzi Shiālkheda 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 Birganj Upazila Named natural and historic features inside Birganj Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Bhuli - Bhuli Nadi - Chhota Dhepa Nadi - Dhepa Nadi - Narto Nadi - Pāthar Kāta Nadi - Tupamari Nadi 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 Birganj Upazila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Dinajpur District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,669 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (361 mm) and the driest Dec (3 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 16 7 Feb 20 10 Mar 26 24 Apr 30 87 May 31 187 Jun 30 277 Jul 29 361 Aug 29 294 Sep 28 280 Oct 25 134 Nov 21 5 Dec 17 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Birganj Upazila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital SHAMIM DENTAL CARE, Hospital · Birganj 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.90416&mlon=88.60400#map=17/25.90416/88.60400) Bank Rupali Bank Limited · Birganj 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.90476&mlon=88.59990#map=17/25.90476/88.59990) ATM Brac Bank · Thakurgaon Sadar 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03199&mlon=88.46243#map=17/26.03199/88.46243) Petrol pump Hussain Filling Station হুসেন ফিলিং ষ্টেশন · Birganj 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.90779&mlon=88.58562#map=17/25.90779/88.58562) Hotel Mokbul Hotel, Birganj · Birganj 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.85832&mlon=88.65490#map=17/25.85832/88.65490) Mall Janani Online & Stationary (JOS), Shopping mall · Birganj 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.86313&mlon=88.65318#map=17/25.86313/88.65318) School Bhabki Govt Primary School · Birganj 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.89977&mlon=88.61019#map=17/25.89977/88.61019) College Golapgonj Degree College · Birganj 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.92514&mlon=88.64027#map=17/25.92514/88.64027) Police station Birganj Police Station · Birganj 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.86034&mlon=88.65538#map=17/25.86034/88.65538) 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 Birganj Upazila Places mapped inside Birganj Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals6 - Banks9 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools34 - Colleges and universities9 - Cinemas2 - Pharmacies5 - Restaurants10 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics1 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 Dinajpur District - Birampur - Birol - Bochaganj - Chirirbandar - Dinajpur Sadar - Fulbari - Ghoraghat - Hakimpur - Kaharole - Khansama - Nababganj - Parbatipur ## Quick answers - Where is Birganj Upazila?In Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh - What is the population of Birganj Upazila?360,289 (2022 estimate) - What is the median age in Birganj Upazila?About 30 years (2022 estimate) - What is the population density of Birganj Upazila?About 869 people per km² - What borders Birganj Upazila?Bochaganj Upazila, Debiganj Upazila, Kaharole Upazila, Khansama Upazila, Pirganj Upazila and Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - What is there to see in Birganj Upazila?Birgange Govt. College, Shahid Minar, Birganj National Park, Golapgonj, Singra National Park - What time zone is Birganj Upazila in?UTC+6 - What currency is used in Birganj Upazila?Taka (BDT) - What language is spoken in Birganj Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Birganj Upazila?226 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Birganj Upazila?Settlements lie between 43 m and 63 m - What is the best time to visit Birganj Upazila?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Birganj Upazila?SHAMIM DENTAL CARE, Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Birganj Upazila?Rupali Bank Limited, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Birganj Upazila?Brac Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Birganj Upazila?Hussain Filling Station হুসেন ফিলিং ষ্টেশন, about 4.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Birganj Upazila?6 mapped - How many banks are in Birganj Upazila?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Birganj Upazila?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Birganj Upazila?BD55270012 (OCHA common operational dataset)