Tongibari Upazila

Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tongibari

টংগিবাড়ী
Upazila
Tongibari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°30′N 90°27.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictMunshiganj District
Area
 • Total149.96 km2 (57.90 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total176,881
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitetongibari.munshiganj.gov.bd

Geography

Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 31346 households and total area 149.96 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[3]

Education

Primary schools

Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.

  • Tongibary Model Govt. Primary School

Secondary schools

Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.

  • Sonarong Pilot High School

Colleges

Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.

  • Bikrampur Tongibari College

See also

References
  1. Masuma Sultana Champa (2012), "Tongibari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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