Faridpur Upazila

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For the central subdistrict of Faridpur District, see Faridpur Sadar Upazila.
Faridpur
ফরিদপুর
Upazila
Faridpur is located in Bangladesh
Faridpur
Faridpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°9.5′N 89°27.2′E / 24.1583°N 89.4533°E / 24.1583; 89.4533Coordinates: 24°9.5′N 89°27.2′E / 24.1583°N 89.4533°E / 24.1583; 89.4533
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
Area
[1]
 • Total138.36 km2 (53.42 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total111,464
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Faridpur

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] Faridpur is located at

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24°09′30″N 89°27′10″E / 24.1583°N 89.4528°E / 24.1583; 89.4528.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur has a population of 111,464. Males constitute 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Faridpur Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and six union parishads: Banwarinagar, Brilahiribari, Demra, Faridpur, Hadal, and Pungali. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 87 villages.[3]

Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Md. Habibullah (2012), "Faridpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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