Alamdanga Upazila

Alamdanga
আলমডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Alamdanga

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°E / 23.7583; 88.950Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°E / 23.7583; 88.950
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Chuadanga District
Area
  Total 380.38 km2 (146.87 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 308,917
  Density 681/km2 (1,760/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Alamdanga

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]

Geography

Alamdanga is located at 23°45′30″N 88°57′00″E / 23.7583°N 88.9500°E / 23.7583; 88.9500. It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga has a population of 245524. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals 18 and over is 127,055. Alamdanga has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Population

As of the 2001 census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; male 158,951, female 149,966; Muslim 299,878, Hindu 8,919, Christian 11 and others 109. [1]

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]

Education

A number of educational institutions are in Alamdanga.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga 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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