Palash Upazila


Palash is an Upazila of Narsingdi District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Palash is located at . It has 31350 households and total area 94.43 km².

Demographics

According to the official 1991 census, Palash had a population of 174,040. Males constitute 53.4% of the population, and females 46.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89627. Palash has an average literacy rate of 88.6% By 2011 that population had grown to 212,612, consisting of 46,780 households.

Administration

Palash is divided into:
5 Unions/Wards
64 Mauzas/Mahallas
98 villages.
This Upazila has a great contribution to the economic and educational area of Bangladesh.
Palash has 22 primary schools, 20 high school, 16 colleges, and 2 universities. It is one of the richest Upazila in Bangladesh.
It has been called the industrial motherland for its strong industrial infrastructure.
28% of industrial product and its raw material of Bangladesh comes from Palash.