# Rangpur District, Rangpur Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/

District · Rangpur Division 

# Rangpur District

Rangpur District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division. It had an estimated **3,147,367 people** in 2022 on 2,363 km² (about 1,332 per km²). Its main town is Rangpur. It is divided into 9 upazilas. 1,239 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 958 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,147,367people (2022)
- 2,363km²
- 9upazilas
- 958mapped services

## How many people live in Rangpur District?

Rangpur District had an estimated **3,147,367 people** in 2022 — 18.1% of Rangpur Division, 15th of 64 districts. There are 1,053 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Rangpur Division figure of 1,061). Spread over 2,363 km², that is about **1,332 people per km²**, 13th of 64 districts.

24.6% of people are children under 15 and 7.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 30 across Rangpur Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 48 children and older people.

0–4 ****253,713**

5–9 ****262,647**

10–14 ****256,829**

15–19 ****242,241**

20–24 ****259,643**

25–29 ****261,658**

30–34 ****248,784**

35–39 ****239,638**

40–44 ****216,656**

45–49 ****211,217**

50–54 ****175,655**

55–59 ****160,383**

60–64 ****114,032**

65–69 ****94,490**

70–74 ****63,720**

75–79 ****47,026**

80+ ****39,035**

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 Rangpur District?

Rangpur District lies in [Rangpur Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 5 other districts: [Dinajpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/), [Gaibandha District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/gaibandha/), [Kurigram District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/kurigram/), [Lalmonirhat District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/lalmonirhat/) and [Nilphamari District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/nilphamari/). By area it is the 28th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 14.5% of [Rangpur Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/). The centre of Rangpur District is about 246 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 25.6514° N, 89.2368° 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).

## Upazilas of Rangpur District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Badarganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/badarganj/) 301 99 19 

[Gangachara Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/gangachara/) 245 85 21 

[Kaunia Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/kaunia/) 148 71 17 

[Mithapukur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/mithapukur/) 518 336 104 

[Pirgachha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/pirgachha/) 264 157 8 

[Pirganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/pirganj/) 412 311 80 

[Rangpur City Corporation Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/rangpur-city-corporation/) 207 117 651 

[Rangpur Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/rangpur-sadar/) 138 67 20 

[Taraganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/rangpur/taraganj/) 129 62 38 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Rangpur District

Open gazetteers list **1,239 villages, towns and localities** in Rangpur District. The largest with a recorded population: Rangpur (1,031,388), Paotana Hat (45,911) and Badarganj (32,600). Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 45 m above sea level (median 33 m).

- Abdullahpur
- Abdullāhpur
- Abhirām
- Abhirāmpur
- Abirerpara
- Abjalpur
- Abu Hāzra
- Adalpur
- Afjalpur
- Aftābauddin
- Ahmedpur
- Ajodhyapur
- Akabpur
- Akbarpur
- Akelpur
- Aladipur
- Alam Biditar
- Alampur
- Aldādpur
- Alipur
- Alutāri
- Anandi Dhānirām
- Anantapur
- Anantarampur
- Anantarām
- Andharkota
- Annadanagar
- Arasri Kutubbas
- Arazi Culal Bhudai
- Arazi Gangarampur
- Arazi Haragabinda
- Arazi Harishpur
- Arazi Joydeb
- Arazi Sahaba
- Arifpur
- Arikishmat
- Arishpur
- Arāsri Kutubbas
- Arāzi Dilālpur
- Arāzi Mominpur
- Arāzi Niāmat
- Ashurkhāi
- Askarpur
- Asmatpur
- Asrabpur
- Athar Kōta
- Atiabari
- Atpunia
- Azampur
- Azizullāh
- Babanpur
- Babreepāra
- Babuapur
- Bachharajpur
- Badarganj
- Badhu Kamala
- Badnapara
- Bagarbari
- Bagduar Gopinathpur
- Bagerbari
- Bahadur Sinha
- Bahadurpur
- Bahirkuti
- Baikunthapur
- Bairagir Kuti
- Bairampur
- Baje Kashimpur
- Bajitpur
- Bakshiganj Hāt
- Baktārpur
- Balakomar
- Balapara
- Balarhat
- Baldibathān
- Baldipukur
- Baldyanāthpur
- Ballabbishu
- Balua Masimpur
- Baluabhata
- Balupara
- Banderpara
- Bandora
- Banhilkhuti
- Banspukuria
- Banupara
- Bara Alam
- Bara Alampur
- Bara Ambari
- Bara Bhagabahpur
- Bara Darga
- Bara Dargah Bhagawanpur
- Bara Gobindapur
- Bara Hayāt Khān
- Bara Hazratpur
- Bara Hāzra
- Bara Karimpur
- Bara Masjidpur
- Bara Mirzāpur
- Bara Muzāpur
- Bara Nizampur
- Bara Paharpur
- Bara Phalia
- Bara Pānsia
- Bara Ramnathpur
- Bara Rangpur
- Bara Umarpur
- Barabala
- Barabari
- Barabil
- Baragharia
- Baraipara
- Bararupai
- Baria
- Baro Majidpur
- Baro Rajarampur
- Baruadaha
- Barābāla
- Barābīl
- Basantapur
- Basudevpur
- Batan
- Batasan
- Batasan Latifpur
- Batasan Mirzapur
- Batason
- Batkamari
- Batubari
- Behabatpur
- Belbāri
- Belirpāra
- Berakhal
- Betgara
- Betgari
- Betgāri
- Betkapa
- Bhabanchura
- Bhabānipur
- Bhagabanpur
- Bhagawānpur
- Bhagirath Machhari
- Bhagjoar
- Bhagwatpur
- Bhagābatipur
- Bhaktipur
- Bhaktīpur
- Bhangni
- Bharat
- Bhatka
- Bhelu
- Bhendabari
- Bhikampur
- Bhimpur
- Bhimshaha
- Bholānāthpur
- Bhutchhara
- Bhutchhāra
- Bhāgabātipu Chak Putimōri
- Bhāngani
- Bhānganj
- Biditar
- Bihadpur
- Bila Hariharpur
- Binbina
- Binnātāri
- Binod
- Birahimpur
- Birapara
- Birbhadra
- Birbiria
- Bircharan
- Birnārāyan
- Birābāir
- Bishnapur
- Bishnupni
- Bishnupur
- Bisla
- Bisna
- Biswanāth
- Biswanāthpur
- Biswānthpur
- Bitāhimpur
- Boailmari
- Borodurga
- Brahinmanikunda
- Budhai
- Buzruk Bagbar
- Buzruk Hajipur
- Buzruk Jhālāl
- Buzruk Kumārpur
- Buzruk Mahādipur
- Buzruk Nurpur
- Buzruk Nārpur
- Buzruk Ruhea
- Buzruk Santoshpur
- Buzruk Sherpur
- Buzruk Tājpur
- Bādiāpāra
- Bāgdanara
- Bāgpur
- Bāhāgīli
- Bāhār Kāchhna
- Bāje Mazkur
- Bālihār
- Bālināthpur
- Bāluchar Kāshināthpur
- Bāluāpāra
- Bālāpāra
- Bālāpāro
- Bālāsan Fatehpur
- Bālātāri
- Bāman Sardār
- Bāniāpāra
- Bāragharia
- Bāraghāria
- Bāshpur
- Bātāsan
- Bātāsan Durgāpur
- Bāzārpāra
- Chabbis Hājāri
- Chaitrakol
- Chaittrakot
- Chak Barkhoda
- Chak Bheka
- Chak Chaka Bil
- Chak Dargapur
- Chak Gopal
- Chak Haridebpur
- Chak Isabpur
- Chak Karim
- Chak Palasbari
- Chak Rangamati
- Chak Sholagar
- Chak Tāhira
- Chakchaka
- Chakirghāt
- Chakpula
- Champatalir Hat
- Chand Ghat
- Chand Kuti
- Chandamari
- Chandanpat
- Chandanpāt
- Chanderpara
- Chandiduar
- Chandipur
- Chandpur
- Chapabari
- Char Binbina
- Char Rahmat
- Charubbadra
- Chat Haybāt Khān
- Chatra
- Chaudhuri Danger Hāt
- Chawdhurāni
- Chengmari
- Chengmāri
- Chengāmāri
- Cherakpur
- Chetnapara
- Chhalapak
- Chhalli Bilāspāra
- Chhaola
- Chharan
- Chhat Kāndi
- Chhatua
- Chhilimpur
- Chhota Hajipur
- Chhota Hazratpur
- Chhota Kalyāni
- Chhota Mirzāpur
- Chhota Paharpur
- Chhota Prannath
- Chhota Putimari
- Chhota Rangpur
- Chhota Rasulpur
- Chhota Rupai
- Chhota Uzirpur
- Chhotagola
- Chhotakua
- Chiklibhātā
- Chilabak Bazar
- Chilajhar
- Chilakhai
- Chilman
- Chilākhāl
- Chithali Dakshinpāra
- Chithali Madhyapāra
- Chithāli Purbopāra
- Chithāli Uttarpāra
- Chota Ambari
- Chālni
- Chānapāra
- Chāndipur
- Chāndkuti
- Chāndpur
- Chār Āni Sherpur
- Chāshāpāra
- Dabra
- Dabrajpur
- Dakshin Baochandi
- Dakshin Chandanpat
- Dakshin Kachua
- Dakshin Khalea
- Dakshin Kolkonda
- Dakshin Maminpur
- Dakshin Muksudpur
- Dakshin Pānāpukur
- Dakshin Ramnāthpur
- Dakshin Sibpur
- Dakshin Tajpur
- Daldalla
- Daluo
- Damodarpur
- Danajuri
- Daneshnagar
- Dari Madamudan
- Dariapur
- Darsan
- Daserpara
- Daulat Nurpur
- Daulat Rasuipur
- Daulatpur
- Debattar Tātuk
- Debipur
- Deodoba
- Deuti
- Dhalla Kandi
- Dhalārpāra
- Dhamur
- Dhanashaia
- Dhap Shyampur
- Dharakandar
- Dhare Kol
- Dharmadaspur
- Dharmadās
- Dharmeshwar
- Dhopakul
- Dhorakaba
- Dhorākāndor
- Dhudhiabari
- Dhulgari
- Dhumer Khuti
- Dhāpgāchh
- Dhāpkāthipāra
- Digar
- Digdari
- Dighaltāri
- Dilālpur
- Dilālpāra
- Dimla
- Dohājāri
- Dologāch
- Dolāpāra
- Doālipāra
- Duani Hajipur
- Dulaharpur
- Dulāharpur
- Dumri
- Dura Mithipur
- Durgamari
- Durgapur
- Durgācharan
- Durgāpur
- Dwarikamari
- Dwarikapara
- Dābripāra
- Dādan
- Dāmodarpur
- Dāngapara
- Dānlālpāra
- Dāudpur
- Dōng Ghāt
- Eakirān
- Ekarchali
- Ekdala
- Ekharpur
- Eluahara Panbari
- Enāyetpur
- Fakirtāri
- Faqirāpāra
- Faridpur
- Farmuderpara
- Farīdpur
- Fata
- Fatehpur
- Fatehpur Fakira
- Fatepur
- Fazilkhan
- Fāzilpur
- Gajaghanta
- Gakulpur
- Gakunda
- Gana Chatra
- Gandrakpur
- Ganeshpur
- Gangachara
- Gangadās
- Gangarampur
- Gangjoor
- Gangānārāyan

…and 839 more.

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 Rangpur District

Named natural and historic features inside Rangpur District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams; 1 dam.

- Akhira Nadi
- Alāikumāri Nadi
- Burāil Nadi
- Butinoda Nadi
- Duddura Nadi
- Ghirnai River
- Jamuneswari River
- Kharuabhani River
- Tista Barrage

### Getting around

6 railway stations.

- Anandanagar
- Aulianagar
- Chawdhurāni Railroad Station
- Kaunia
- Mirbag
- Syāmpur

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 Rangpur District and the best time to visit

In Rangpur District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,968 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (388 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 17 7 

Feb 21 12 

Mar 26 31 

Apr 30 125 

May 30 242 

Jun 30 345 

Jul 29 388 

Aug 29 317 

Sep 28 319 

Oct 26 171 

Nov 22 7 

Dec 18 3 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rangpur District

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

- Hospitals120
- Banks74
- ATMs11
- Petrol pumps68
- Hotels39
- Shopping malls14
- Schools217
- Colleges and universities125
- Cinemas3
- Pharmacies120
- Restaurants131
- Police stations18
- Dental clinics18

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Rangpur District?In Rangpur Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Rangpur District?3,147,367 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Rangpur District?About 31 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Rangpur District?About 1,332 people per km²
- What borders Rangpur District?Dinajpur District, Gaibandha District, Kurigram District, Lalmonirhat District and Nilphamari District
- How many villages are in Rangpur District?1,239 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rangpur District?Settlements lie between 20 m and 45 m
- What is the best time to visit Rangpur District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Rangpur District?120 mapped
- How many banks are in Rangpur District?74 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Rangpur District?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Rangpur District?68 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rangpur District?BD5585 (OCHA common operational dataset)