Madan Upazila

Madan
মদন
Upazila
Madan

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°43′N 90°58′E / 24.717°N 90.967°E / 24.717; 90.967Coordinates: 24°43′N 90°58′E / 24.717°N 90.967°E / 24.717; 90.967
Country  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh Division
District Netrokona District
Area
 • Total 225.85 km2 (87.20 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 117,613
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Madan

Madan (Bengali: মদন) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Madan is located at 24°43′00″N 90°58′00″E / 24.7167°N 90.9667°E / 24.7167; 90.9667. It has 21,808 households and total area 225.85 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madan has a population of 117613. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 58127. Madan has an average literacy rate of 18.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Madan has 1 Pourashava, 8 Unions/Wards, 95 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 120 villages.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Madan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.


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