[4] Panchagarh Sadar is located at 26°20′05″N 88°33′30″E / 26.3347°N 88.5583°E / 26.3347; 88.5583, north side of the district.

[4] According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Panchagarh Sadar Upazila had 60,115 households and a population of 271,707.

Panchagarh Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males.

[9] Panchagarh thana was established under Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal during the British rule.

Panchagarh Thana was formed in 1909 and it wa s turned into an upazila in 1984.