Manikganj Sadar Upazila

Manikgonj Sadar
মানিকগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Manikgonj Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°0.7′E / 23.850°N 90.0117°E / 23.850; 90.0117Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°0.7′E / 23.850°N 90.0117°E / 23.850; 90.0117
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka
District Manikgonj
Area
 • Total 214.81 km2 (82.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 309.413
 • Density 1,107/km2 (2,870/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Manikganj Sadar

Manikgonj Sadar (Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ সদর) is an Upazila of Manikgonj District[1] in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Manikgonj Sadar is located at 23°51′00″N 90°00′40″E / 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.[2]

Administration

Manikgonj Sadar has 10 Unions/Wards: Dighi Union, Garpara Union, Betila-Mitra Union, Atigram Union, Bhararia Union, Hatipara Union, Jagir Union, Krishnapur Union, Nabagram Union, Putail Union. There are 340 Mauzas/Mahallas and 308 villages.

Unions

Education

Among the educational institutions -

Sports

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ MA Ramzan (2012), "Manikganj Sadar 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 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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