Alamdanga Upazila

Alamdanga (Bengali: আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of 380.38 square kilometres (146.87 sq mi).[1]

Alamdanga
আলমডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Alamdanga is located in Bangladesh
Alamdanga
Alamdanga
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictChuadanga District
Area
 • Total380.38 km2 (146.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total345,922
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Alamdanga

Geography

Alamdanga is located at 23.7583°N 88.9500°E / 23.7583; 88.9500. It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 345,922. Males constituted 49.99% of the population and females 50.01. Muslims formed 90.33% of the population, Hindus 2.61% Christians 7.93%, and others 0.045%. Alamdanga had a literacy rate of 45.67% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; males 158,951, females 149,966; Muslims 299,001, Hindus 8,919, Christians 11 and others 109.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 245,524. Males constituted 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals aged 18 and older was 127,055. Alamdanga had an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Arts and culture

Main source sources of income: Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.[1]


Madrasas and Technical Schools
  • Madrasatut Taqwa (Alamdanga Madrasa)[5]

Public Library
  • Swayambhar Public Library[6]

Administration

Alamdanga Thana was turned into an upazila in 1982.

Alamdanga Upazila is divided into Alamdanga Municipality and 15 union parishads: Ailhash, Belgachi, Baradi, Bhangbaria, Chitla, Dauki, Gagni, Hardi, Jamjami, Jehala, Kalidashpur, Khadimpur, Khashkorara, Kumari, and Nagdah. The union parishads are subdivided into 126 mauzas and 211 villages.[7][8]

Alamdanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[7]

Notable Person
  • Mawlana Imdadul Haque, Islamic Scholar and Author [9]

See also

References
  1. Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. |url=https://amar-school.com/list.php?search_type=thana&thana=ALAMDANGA&page=2 |title=Schools in Alamdanga |website=https://amar-school.com/list.php?search_type=thana&thana=ALAMDANGA&page=2 |publisher=Amar School
  6. নিউজ, সময়. "Somoy Tv News". Somoy News.
  7. "District Statistics 2011: Chuadanga" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. আলমডাঙ্গা উপজেলা [Unions]. Alamdanga Upazila (in Bengali).
  9. Shayekh Imdalul Haque Books - শাইখ ইমদাদুল হক এর বই. Rokomari (in Bengali). Dhaka.
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