Shivalaya Upazila
Shivalaya
শিবালয় | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Shivalaya Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°50′N 89°47.5′E / 23.833°N 89.7917°ECoordinates: 23°50′N 89°47.5′E / 23.833°N 89.7917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Manikganj District |
Area | |
• Total | 199.07 km2 (76.86 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 143,842 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Shivalaya |
Shivalaya (Bengali: শিবালয়, Shibaloy, meaning "Home of Shiva") is an upazila of Manikganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Shivalaya is located at 23°50′00″N 89°47′30″E / 23.8333°N 89.7917°E. It has 26334 households and total area 199.07 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Shivalaya Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Aruoa, Mohadebpur, Shibaloy, Simulia, Teota, Ulayel, and Uthali. The union parishads are subdivided into 202 mauzas and 255 villages.[3]
Education[]
| College:-
- Sadar Uddin Degree College
- Mahadebpur Union Degree College, Barangail
| High School:-
- Shibalaya govt. High school
- Barangail G.C. High School
- Maloci High school
- Uthali AGS High school
Primary School:-
- Oxford Academy, Shibalaya
- Barangail Govt. Primary School
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ MA Ramzan (2012), "Shivalaya Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Shivalaya Upazila
- Upazilas of Manikganj District
- Dhaka Division geography stubs