Sirajdikhan Upazila Explained

Official Name:Sirajdikhan
Native Name:সিরাজদিখান
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23.5708°N 90.3833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Name2:Munshiganj
Area Total Km2:180.19
Population Total:316473
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1540[2]
Area Code:06924[3]
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Sirajdikhan (bn|সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila.[4] This upazila is also famous for patkhir all over the country. [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Serajdikhan Upazila had 34,760 households and a population of 288,107. 63,049 (21.88%) were under 10 years of age. Serajdikhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 3,829 (1.33%) lived in urban areas.[6] [7]

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan had a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[8]

Administration

Sirajdikhan Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Bairagadi, Baluchar, Basail, Chitracoat, Ichhapura, Joyinshar, Keyain, Kola, Latabdi, Madhypara, Malkhanagar, Rajanagar, Rasunia, and Sekhornagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 178 villages.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 398.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Rebtel.com . Stockholm, Sweden.
  4. News: Vegetable production on the rise . 28 February 2022 . The Daily Star . 28 February 2022 . en.
  5. News: Sirajdikhan's delicious patkhir also demand abroad . 9 February 2023 . The Business Standard . 9 February 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Munshiganj district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .