Khansama খানসামা |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°55.7′N 88°44′E / 25.9283°N 88.733°ECoordinates: 25°55.7′N 88°44′E / 25.9283°N 88.733°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Dinajpur District |
Area | |
• Total | 179.72 km2 (69.39 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 123,782 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | Official Map of Khansama |
Khansama (Bengali: খানসামা) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Khansama is located at 25°55′40″N 88°44′00″E / 25.9278°N 88.7333°E; it has 23,735 households and total area 179.72 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khansama has a population of 123782. Males constitute 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60772. Khansama has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4% literacy.
Khansama has 6 unions/wards, 57 mauzas/mahallas, and 57 villages.