Harinakunda Upazila

Harinakundu (Bengali: হরিণাকুন্ড) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Harinakundu

হরিণাকুন্ডু
Upazila
Harinakundu
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23.6568°N 89.0424°E / 23.6568; 89.0424
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJhenaidah District
Area
 • Total227.19 km2 (87.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total197,723
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Harinakunda

Geography

Harinakunda is located at 23.6568°N 89.0424°E / 23.6568; 89.0424. It has 27,408 households and total area 227.19 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Harinakunda had a population of 197,723. Males constituted 50.21% of the population and females 49.79%. Muslims formed 95.43% of the population, Hindus 4.42%, Christians 0.01% and others 0.14%. Harinakunda had a literacy rate of 42.31% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Harinakunda has a population of 162,078. Males constitute 51.57% of the population, and females 48.43%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 79,363. Harinakunda has an average literacy rate of 20.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Harinakunda Upazila is divided into Harinakunda Municipality and eight union parishads: Bhayna, Chandpur, Daulatpur, Falsi, Joradah, Kapashatia, Raghunathpur, and Taherhuda. The union parishads are subdivided into 77 mauzas and 122 villages.[4]

Harinakunda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[4]

See also

References
  1. Tipu Sultan Bari (2012), "Harinakunda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jhenaidah" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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