Shivalaya
শিবালয়
Upazila
Teota Zamindar Bari
Teota Zamindar Bari
Location of Shivalaya
Coordinates: 23°50′N 89°47.5′E / 23.833°N 89.7917°E / 23.833; 89.7917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictManikganj
Area
 • Total199.07 km2 (76.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total171,873
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial 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 / 23.8333; 89.7917. Shivalaya's total area is 199.07 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Shivalaya upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 86.98%
Hinduism
 
 12.83%
Other or not stated
 
 0.19%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya Upazila had 40,795 households and a population of 171,873. 35,698 (20.77%) were under 10 years of age. Shivalaya had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 5,202 (3.03%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Education

College:

High School:

Primary School:-

See also

References

  1. ^ MA Ramzan (2012), "Shivalaya Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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