Madaripur Sadar Upazila
| Madaripur Sadar মাদারিপুর সদর | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Madaripur Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°10′N 90°12.5′E / 23.167°N 90.2083°ECoordinates: 23°10′N 90°12.5′E / 23.167°N 90.2083°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Madaripur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 313.81 km2 (121.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 345.764 |
| • Density | 981/km2 (2,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 7900 |
| Website | Madaripur Sadar |
Madaripur Sadar (Bengali: মাদারিপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Madaripur Sadar is located at 23°10′00″N 90°12′30″E / 23.1667°N 90.2083°E . It has 54655 households and total area 313.81 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madaripur Sadar has a population of 307822. Males constitute 51.19% of the population, and females 48.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 146202. Madaripur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 38.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Universities
Currently there have no full fledged public and/or private universities except few colleges affiliated with national university.
Administrative
Madaripur Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 204 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 185 villages. Panchkhola is one of them.
See also
References
- ↑ Kazi Nazmul Islam (2012), "Madaripur Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
