Melandaha Upazila

Melandaha মেলানদহ
Upazila
Melandaha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°ECoordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
• Total	239.65 km^2 (92.53 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	262,478
• Density	1,095/km^2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

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

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24°58′00″N 89°50′00″E / 24.9667°N 89.8333°E . It has 55954 households and total area 239.65 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Melandaha has a population of 262478. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133860. Melandaha has an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administrative

Melandaha has 11 Unions/Wards, 140 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 villages.

Places to visit

• Ghandi Ashram and Freedom Struggle Museum^[3]

See also

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

References

1. Sayed Md Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Melandaha 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.
3. Akramul Hoque Suman (2015), "Gandhi Ashram, Freedom Struggle Museum attract visitors, researchers", The Daily Observer