Tongibari
টংগিবাড়ী | |
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Coordinates: 23°30′00″N 90°27′30″E / 23.5000°N 90.4583°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Munshiganj |
Area | |
• Total | 140.91 km2 (54.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 197,173 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | tongibari |
Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tongibari is located at ((#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|)). It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tongibari Upazila had 42,199 households and a population of 197,173, of which 41,986 (21.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1,000 males. 17,706 (8.98%) inhabitants lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[5]
Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.
Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.
Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.