Monohardi Upazila
Monohardi (Bengali: মনোহরদী) is an upazila of Narsingdi District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Monohardi
মনোহরদী | |
|---|---|
  Monohardi Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°7.7′N 90°42′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Narsingdi District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193.87 km2 (74.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 275,112 |
| • Density | 1,176/km2 (3,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | monohardi |
| আজ ১২ই জানুয়ারী, ২০১১ সালের আদমশুমারির তথ্য অনুযায়ী হালনাগাদ করা হল। | |
Geography
Monohardi is located at 24.1278°N 90.7000°E. It has 47397 households and total area 193.87 km2.
This upazila is located near the Brahmaputra river.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Monohardi has a population of 275112. Males constitute 50.39% of the population, and females 49.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122359. Monohardi has an average literacy rate of 27.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Monohardi Upazila is divided into Monohardi Municipality and 11 union parishads: Barachapa, Chalakchar, Chandanbari, Charmandalia, Daulatpur, Ekduaria, Gotashia, Kanchikata, Khidirpur, Lebutala, and Shukundi. The union parishads are subdivided into 119 mauzas and 165 villages.[3]
Monohardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[3]
Education
There are eight colleges in the upazila: Afazuddin Khan Mohila College, Barachapa Moha Biddalay, Barachapa Union Adarsha Degree College, Hatirdia Raziuddin College, Khidirpur College, Monohardi Degree College, Panch Kandi Degree College, and Sarder Asmat Ali Mohila College.[4]
According to Banglapedia, Chalak Char High School, founded in 1933, Hatirdia Sadat Ali Model High School (1941), Khidirpur High School (1912), LK Union High School (1950), and Monohardi Pilot High School (1948) are notable secondary schools.[1]
References
- Md. Iftekhar Uddin Bhuiyan (2012), "Monohardi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Narsingdi" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
