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Manikganj Sadar Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Manikgonj

Area
  
214.8 km²

Division
  
Dhaka

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Manikganj Sadar Upazila

Website
  
Official Map of Manikganj Sadar

Manikgonj Sadar (Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ সদর) is an Upazila of Manikgonj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents

Map of Manikganj Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh

Geography

Manikgonj Sadar is located at 23.8500°N 90.0111°E / 23.8500; 90.0111. It has 45–991 households and total area 214.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manikgonj Sadar has a population of 237,771. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. Upazila's eighteen-up population is 126,976. Manikgonj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 33.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Manikgonj Sadar has 10 Unions/Wards: Dighi Union, Garpara Union, Betila-Mitra Union, Atigram Union, Bhararia Union, Hatipara Union, Jagir Union, Krishnapur Union, Nabagram Union, Putail Union. There are 340 Mauzas/Mahallas and 308 villages.

Unions

  • Garpara Union
  • Dighi Union Muljan
  • Jagir Union
  • Betila-Mitra Union
  • Atigram Union
  • Bhararia Union
  • Hatipara Union
  • Krishnapur Union
  • Nabagram Union
  • Putail Union

    • Education

    Among the educational institutions -

  • Government Debendra College
  • Manikganj Govt. High School
  • S.K. Govt. Girls High School Manikganj
  • Manikganj Medical College
  • Government Textile Vocational Institute Manikganj

    • Sports

    Manikganj Stadium is located by the Manikganj public library, Manikganj, Bangladesh.

    References

    Manikganj Sadar Upazila Wikipedia
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