Alfadanga
আলফাডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Location of Alfadanga
Coordinates: 23°17′N 89°43′E / 23.283°N 89.717°E / 23.283; 89.717
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictFaridpur
Area
 • Total127.87 km2 (49.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total108,302
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Alfadanga (Bengali: আলফাডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Alfadanga is located at 23°17′00″N 89°43′00″E / 23.2833°N 89.7167°E / 23.2833; 89.7167. It has 24,293 households and total area 127.87 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Alfadanga upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.91%
Hinduism
 
 7.09%

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

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

References

  1. ^ Chowdhury, AU Haider (2012). "Alfadanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "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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