Alamdanga Upazila
Alamdanga
আলমডাঙ্গা | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Alamdanga Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°ECoordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Khulna Division |
District | Chuadanga District |
Area | |
• Total | 380.38 km2 (146.87 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 345,922 |
• Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Alamdanga |
Alamdanga (Bengali: আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of 380.38 square kilometres (146.87 sq mi).[1]
Geography[]
Alamdanga is located at 23°45′30″N 88°57′00″E / 23.7583°N 88.9500°E. It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2.
Demographics[]
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 345,922. Males constituted 49.99% of the population and females 50.01. Muslims formed 97.338% of the population, Hindus 2.616% and others 0.045%. Alamdanga had a literacy rate of 45.67% for the population 7 years and above.[2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga has a population of 245,524. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals 18 and over is 127,055. Alamdanga has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
As of the 2001 census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; male 158,951, female 149,966; Muslim 299,878, Hindu 8,919, Christian 11 and others 109. [1]
Arts and culture[]
Main source sources of income: Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.[1]
Administration[]
Alamdanga Upazila is divided into Alamdanga Municipality and 15 union parishads: Ailhans, Belgachi, Baradi, Bhangabaria, Chitla, Dauki, Gangni, Hardi, Jamjami, Jehala, Kalidashpur, Khadimpur, Kashkorara, Kumari, and Nagdah. The union parishads are subdivided into 126 mauzas and 211 villages.[4][5]
Alamdanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[4]
Education[]
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A number of educational institutions are in Alamdanga.
- Gokulkhali High School (1947)
- Katavanga Secondary School
- Gholdari Bazar Secondary School
- Gholdari Bazar Secondary Girls School
- Ailhash Laxmipur High School (1940)
- Kayetpara High School (established in 1965)
- Khashkarara Secondary School
- Alamdanga Alim Madrasa
- Nowlamary Alim Madrasa (established in 2000)
- Khashkarara Degree College
- Alamdanga Govt.Degree College
- Nigar Siddik College
- Alamdanga Mohila Degree College
- Dr.Afser Uddin College
- M. S. Zoha Degree College
- Hatboalia Higher Secondary School
- Nippon Zoha Technical School (Voc)
- Mir Samsul Alam Islam Polytechnic Institute
- M. S. Zoha Krishi College
- Osmanpur Pragpur High School
- Hardi High School
- Hatboalia High School
- Alamdanga Govt. Model Pilot High School (established in 1914)
- Kumari union secondary school
- Alamdanga Girls School
- Alamdaga Pre-Cadet School
- Madrasatut Taqwa (Alamdanga Madrasa)
- Sebabag High School
- Paikpara Jana Kalyan Secondary School-1962
- Munsganj Academy High School
- Munshiganj Girls School (Building Doneted By Late phani bhusan pal S/O late janakinath pal-former jamindar of the area)
- Ershadpur Academia
- Asmankhali High School (Establish 1967)
- Bademaju Badal Smrity Academy
- Bara Gangni High School
- Bashira Malik Dawki High School
- Batapara Shialmari High School
- Belgachi High School
- Bhodua Secondary School
- Bhogail Bagdi High School
- C H R High School
- Enayetpur Baradi Alhajj Mir Khoster Ali Secondary School
- Poltadanga High School
- Kabilnagar Alim Madrasha
- Science Plus Academic Care
- Bright Model School
- Prime Polytechnic Institute
- Al Iqra Academy
See also[]
- Nowlamary
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ a b c Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Chuadanga" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ আলমডাঙ্গা উপজেলা [Unions]. Alamdanga Upazila (in Bengali).
- Upazilas of Chuadanga District
- Chuadanga District
- Khulna Division