Madhukhali Upazila

Madhukhali (Bengali: মধুখালী) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mathurapur village in Madhukhali has the 16th century ancient Mathurapur Deul and one of the 15 Sugar mills in Bangladesh.[1]

Madhukhali
মধুখালী
Upazila
Madhukhali is located in Bangladesh
Madhukhali
Madhukhali
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°32.5′N 89°37.8′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Area
 • Total230.2 km2 (88.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total165,438
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Madhukhali

Geography
Old Mathurapur Deul temple at Mothurapur

Madhukhali is located at 23.5417°N 89.6306°E / 23.5417; 89.6306. It has 29,201 households and a total area of 230.2 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madhukhali had a population of 165,438. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 83,075. Madhukhali has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Madhukhali Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Bagat, Dumain, Gazna, Jahapur, Kamarkhali, Madhukhali, Megchami, Nowpara, and Raipur. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 242 villages.[3]

See also

References
  1. Sirajul Ehsan (2012), "Madhukhali 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: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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