Patgram Municipality is located within the Patgram Sub-District (Upazila) situated in the
Lalmonirhat District (Zila) under Rangpur Division. The geographical coordinates of Patgram are
26°22'0.12" N and 89°00'0.00" E. It is bounded by West Bengal state of India on the north, east and
west, Hatibandha Upazila and West Bengal state of India on the south. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Patgram city population was 30,565 the urban population growth in Patgram is 2.46% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day,
the present (2023) population is estimated to be around 45,006. The household survey results
show that majority of the occupation is business (32%), followed by labourer (13%) and agriculture
(11%). The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty three percent (23%) of the excreta flow is
classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy seven percent (77%) is classified as unsafely
managed.
- Prepared by: CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
- Date of production: 25/11/2025
- Last update: 25/11/2025
