Birganj is located "between 25°48' and 26°04' north latitudes and in between 88°29´ and 88°44´ east longitudes". It is situated on the bank of Dhepa river.It has 42323 units of house hold and total area 413 km². As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Birgonj has a population of 231305. Males constitute 51.77% of the population, and females 48.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111160. Birgonj has an average literacy rate of 25% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.