Islampur Upazila

Islampur ইসলামপুর
Upazila
Islampur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°5′N 89°47.5′E / 25.083°N 89.7917°ECoordinates: 25°5′N 89°47.5′E / 25.083°N 89.7917°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
• Total	343.02 km^2 (132.44 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	268,352
• Density	782/km^2 (2,030/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Islampur (Bengali: ইসলামপুর) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Islampur is located at 25°05′00″N 89°47′30″E / 25.0833°N 89.7917°E . It has 51671 households and total area 343.02 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Islampur has a population of 268452. Males constitute 51.1% of the population, and females 48.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 124612. Islampur has an average literacy rate of 15.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administrative

Islampur has 12 Unions/Wards, 86 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 169 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Sayed Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Islampur 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.