The first is that Panchargarh was named after an area called Pancha Nagari in the kingdom of Pundu Nagar.
The forts were Bhitargarh, Hosaingarh, Mirgarh, Rajangarh and Devengarh, hence the name Panchagarh, meaning 'five forts'.
[1] According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh city had a population of 57,002 and a literacy rate of 85.80%.
[3]: 388–394 According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh city had 10,105 households and a population of 45,589.
Panchagarh had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.31%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 962 females per 1000 males.