Sirajdikhan Upazila
Sirajdikhan (Bengali: সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila.[2]
Sirajdikhan
সিরাজদিখান | |
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.jpg.webp) Skyline of Sirajdikhan, Bangladesh | |
  Sirajdikhan Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°34′15″N 90°23′00″E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Munshiganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.19 km2 (69.57 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 229,085 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | sirajdikhan |
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan has a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration
Sirajdikhan Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Bairagadi, Baluchar, Basail, Chitracoat, Ichhapura, Joyinshar, Keyain, Kola, Latabdi, Madhypara, Malkhanagar, Rajanagar, Rasunia, and Sekhornagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 178 villages.[4]
References
- Shamsul Haque Howlader (2012), "Serajdikhan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Vegetable production on the rise". The Daily Star. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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