Alfadanga (Bengali: আলফাডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Alfadanga
আলফাডাঙ্গা | |
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| Coordinates: 23°17′N 89°43′E / 23.283°N 89.717°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Faridpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.87 km2 (49.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 108,302 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Geography edit
Alfadanga is located at 23°17′00″N 89°43′00″E / 23.2833°N 89.7167°E. It has 24,293 households and total area 127.87 km2.
Demographics edit
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Alfadanga upazila had 24,293 households and a population of 108,302. 25,844 (24.42%) were under 10 years of age. Alfadanga had an average literacy rate of 54.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1099 females per 1000 males. 6,905 (6.38%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alfadanga has a population of 90,873. Males constitute 49.83% of the population, and females 50.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43,335. Alfadanga has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration edit
Alfadanga Upazila is divided into 6 union parishads: Alfadanga, Bana, Buraich, Gopalpur, Pachuria, and Tagarband. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Chowdhury, AU Haider (2012). "Alfadanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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