Austagram () is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography Austagram is located at . It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Austagram Upazila had 33,898 households and a population of 151,238. 12.03% of the population were under 5 years of age. Austagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.86%: 61.71% for males and 60.09% for females, and a sex ratio of 90.97 males for every 100 females. 26,536 (17.55%) lived in urban areas.

+Population by religion in Union/Paurashava Union Muslim HinduOthers1no. Deoghar Union19,77927012no. Kastal Union13,8481,25913no. Austagram Union19,1702,00914no. Bangalpara Union12,6762,82935no. Kalma Union3,8557,46516no. Adampur Union19,6413,12347no. Khayerpur-Abdullapur Union 28,545772118no. Purba Austagram Union 13,6542,3201 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Austagram Upazila had 31,129 households and a population of 152,523. 47,914 (31.41%) were under 10 years of age. Austagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 17,400 (11.41%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Austagram had a population of 132,303, of whom 59,377 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. Austagram had an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

Administration Austagram Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Deoghar Union, Kastul Union, Austagram Sadar Union, Bangalpara Union, Kalma Union, Adampur Union, Khayerpur-Abdullapur Union and Purba Austagram Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 72 villages.

Notable people Syed family of Austagram Khan Bahadur Syed Muazzemuddin Hossain, aristocrat and education minister Khan Bahadur Syed Misbahuddin Hussain, aristocrat and communications minister Mohammad Badruzzaman Bhuiyan, vice chancellor of Barisal University, was born at Austagram.

See also Upazilas of Bangladesh

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