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Haziganj Upazila

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District
  
Area
  
189.9 km²

Division
  
Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Haziganj Upazila

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Official Map of Haziganj

Haziganj (Bengali: হাজীগঞ্জ) or Hajiganj is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Map of Haziganj, Bangladesh

Geography

Haziganj is located at 23.2500°N 90.8500°E / 23.2500; 90.8500 . It has 44,350 households and a total area of 189.9 km².

Demographics

The Hajigonj Municipality is a 1st class municipality. It is 19 km2 in area. The population of the municipality is 58,000, with a population density of 3055 people per km2. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haziganj had a population of 291,057. Males constituted 49.17% of the population, and females 50.83%. The population aged 18 or over was 127,498. Haziganj had an average literacy rate of 60.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 64.4%.

Economy

  • Jute mills: 2
  • Cold stores: 2
  • Rice mills: 19
  • Administration

    Haziganj has 13 Unions/Wards, 139 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 147 villages.

    Infrastructure

    upozila health complex, hajigonj

  • govt. Union Hosp.-8
  • Private Hosp-9
  • Eye Hosp.-1
  • Diabetic Hosp-1
  • Clinic-49
  • Education

  • Primary School-205
  • Non-govt. Primary-165
  • High School-36
  • College-18
  • Madrasa-183
  • University College-2
  • Pvt. Polytechnic.-2
  • MATS-1
  • References

    Haziganj Upazila Wikipedia


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