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Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[2] Faridpur is located at 24°09′30″N 89°27′10″E / 24.1583°N 89.4528°E.
Faridpur
ফরিদপুর | |
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| Coordinates: 24°9.5′N 89°27.2′E / 24.1583°N 89.4533°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Pabna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.67 km2 (53.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 130,335 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Faridpur |
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Upazila had 30,845 households and a population of 130,335. 30,475 (23.38%) were under 10 years of age. Faridpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 14,010 (10.75%) lived in urban areas.[1][3]
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 52,699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration edit
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.[1]
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Md. Habibullah (2012), "Faridpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Community Tables: Pabna 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.
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