Manikganj Sadar Upazila

Manikgonj Sadar (Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Manikgonj District[2] in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Manikgonj Sadar

মানিকগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Manikgonj Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°0.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictManikgonj
Area
 • Total214.81 km2 (82.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total309.413[1]
 • Density1,107/km2 (2,870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Manikganj Sadar

Geography

Manikgonj Sadar is located at 23.8500°N 90.0111°E / 23.8500; 90.0111. It has 45–991 households and total area 214.81 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikgonj Sadar has a population of 237,771. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. Upazila's eighteen-up population is 126,976. Manikgonj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 33.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Sports

Manikganj Stadium is located by the Manikganj public library, Manikganj, Bangladesh.

Administration

Manikganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Manikganj Municipality and ten union parishads: Atigram, Bhararia, Betila-Mitra, Dighi Union, Garpara, Hatipara, Jagir, Krishnapur, Nabagram, Putail. The union parishads are subdivided into 270 mauzas and 315 villages.[4]

Manikganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 50 mahallas.[4]

Education

Among the educational institutions -

See also

References
  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=5646
  2. MA Ramzan (2012), "Manikganj Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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