| Official Name: | Hatibandha |
| Native Name: | হাতিবান্ধা |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 26°N 89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rangpur |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lalmonirhat |
| Area Total Km2: | 288.42 |
| Population Total: | 264107 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | adm3rd |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5530[2] |
| Website: | Official Map of Hatibandha |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Hatibandha (bn|হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[3] in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Hatibandha is located at 26.1125°N 89.1333°W. It has 53,122 households and total area 288.42 km2.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[4] [5]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172,417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 85,064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
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.[4]
