Harinakunda Upazila

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Harinakundu
হরিণাকুন্ডু
Upazila
Harinakundu is located in Bangladesh
Harinakundu
Harinakundu
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°39′24″N 89°02′33″E / 23.6568°N 89.0424°E / 23.6568; 89.0424Coordinates: 23°39′24″N 89°02′33″E / 23.6568°N 89.0424°E / 23.6568; 89.0424
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictJhenaidah District
Area
 • Total227.19 km2 (87.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total197,723
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Harinakunda

Harinakundu (Bengali: হরিণাকুন্ড) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Harinakunda is located at

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23°39′24″N 89°02′33″E / 23.6568°N 89.0424°E / 23.6568; 89.0424. It has 27,408 households and total area 227.19 km2.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Harinakunda had a population of 197,723. Males constituted 50.21% of the population and females 49.79%. Muslims formed 95.43% of the population, Hindus 4.42%, Christians 0.01% and others 0.14%. Harinakunda had a literacy rate of 42.31% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Harinakunda has a population of 162,078. Males constitute 51.57% of the population, and females 48.43%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 79,363. Harinakunda has an average literacy rate of 20.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration[]

Harinakunda Upazila is divided into Harinakunda Municipality and eight union parishads: Bhayna, Chandpur, Daulatpur, Falsi, Joradah, Kapashatia, Raghunathpur, and Taherhuda. The union parishads are subdivided into 77 mauzas and 122 villages.[4]

Harinakunda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tipu Sultan Bari (2012), "Harinakunda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jhenaidah" (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 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Jhenaidah" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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