Harirampur Upazila

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Harirampur
হরিরামপুর
Upazila
Harirampur is located in Bangladesh
Harirampur
Harirampur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°58′E / 23.733°N 89.967°E / 23.733; 89.967Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°58′E / 23.733°N 89.967°E / 23.733; 89.967
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictManikganj District
Government
Area
 • Total245.42 km2 (94.76 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total156,326
 • Density637/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Harirampur

Harirampur (Bengali: হরিরামপুর) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Harirampur is located at

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23°44′00″N 89°58′00″E / 23.7333°N 89.9667°E / 23.7333; 89.9667. It has 30,136 households and a total area of 245.42 km2.

Demographics[]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Harirampur had a population of 281,274. Males constituted 84,994, and females 86,280.[2] The population of those aged 18 and older was 115,752. Harirampur had an average literacy rate of 30.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration[]

Harirampur Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Azimnagar, Balara, Balla, Boyra, Chala, Dhulsunra, Gala, Gopinathpur, Harukandi, Kanchanpur, Lesraganj, Ramkrishnapur, and Sutalari. The union parishads are subdivided into 196 mauzas and 250 villages.[4]

Education[]

There are many educational institutes in Harirampur Upazila. There are three colleges in the upazila.[4] . .

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Manoranjan Mandal (2012), "Harirampur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Population Index". Population Census Wing, BBS. BGD Government. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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