Rajoir Upazila

Rajoir (Bengali: রাজৈর) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Rajoir

রাজৈর
Upazila
Rajoir
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°12.5′N 90°2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictMadaripur District
Area
 • Total229.29 km2 (88.53 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total204,356
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiterajoir.madaripur.gov.bd

Geography

Rajoir is located at 23.2083°N 90.0333°E / 23.2083; 90.0333. It has 37746 households and total area 229.29 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rajoir has a population of 204356. Males constitute 50.3% of the population, and females 49.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99620. Rajoir has an average literacy rate of 28.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Rajoir Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Amgram, Badar Pasha, Bajitpur, Haridasdi Mahendradi, Hosainpur, Isibpur, Kabirajpur, Kadambari, Khalia, Paik Para, and Rajoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 95 mauzas and 187 villages.[2]

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Aruakandi-Natakhola-Barakhola High School, founded in 1963, is a notable secondary school.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Madaripur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. Chakrabarty, Kalyani Rani (2012). "Rajoir Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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