Hatibandha Upazila
Hatibandha
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Hatibandha (Bengali: হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Hatibandha is located at 26°06′45″N 89°08′00″E / 26.1125°N 89.1333°E. It has 53,122 households and total area 288.42 km2.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha Upazila had 53,122 households and a population of 233,927. 59,558 (25.46%) were under 10 years of age. Hatibandha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 9,476 (4.05%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration
Hatibandha Upazila is divided into 12
union parishads: Barokhata, Dawabari, Fakirpara, Goddimari, Gotamari, Nowdabas, Paticapara, Shaniajan, Sindurna, Singimari, Tongvhanga, and Vhelaguri. The union parishads are subdivided into 63 mauzas and 65 villages.[2]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ SM Altaf Hossain (2012). "Hatibandha Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lalmonirhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Lalmonirhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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