Alamdanga
আলমডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Bhangbaria, Notun Para
Bhangbaria, Notun Para
Location of Alamdanga
Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°E / 23.7583; 88.950
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictChuadanga
Area
 • Total364.66 km2 (140.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total345,922
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Alamdanga

Alamdanga (Bengali: আলমডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of 364.66 square kilometres (140.80 sq mi).[1]

Geography

Alamdanga is located at 23°45′30″N 88°57′00″E / 23.7583°N 88.9500°E / 23.7583; 88.9500. It has 86,299 households and total area 364.66 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Alamdanga upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.34%
Hinduism
 
 2.62%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga upazila had 86,299 households and a population of 345,922. 66,655 (19.27%) were under 10 years of age. Alamdanga had an average literacy rate of 45.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 78,372 (22.66%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; males 158,951, females 149,966; Muslims 299,001, Hindus 8,919, Christians 11 and others 109.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 245,524. Males constituted 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals aged 18 and older was 127,055. Alamdanga had an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Arts and culture

Main source sources of income: Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.[1]

Madrasas and Technical Schools

  • Madrasatut Taqwa (Alamdanga Madrasa)[6]

Public Library

  • Swayambhar Public Library[7]

Administration

Alamdanga Thana was turned into an upazila in 1982.

Alamdanga Upazila is divided into Alamdanga Municipality and 15 union parishads: Ailhash, Belgachi, Baradi, Bhangbaria, Chitla, Dauki, Gagni, Hardi, Jamjami, Jehala, Kalidashpur, Khadimpur, Khashkorara, Kumari, and Nagdah. The union parishads are subdivided into 126 mauzas and 211 villages.[2]

Alamdanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[2]

Notable Person

  • Mawlana Imdadul Haque, Islamic Scholar and Author [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Chuadanga district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  4. ↑ Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. ↑ |url=https://amar-school.com/list.php?search_type=thana&thana=ALAMDANGA&page=2 |title=Schools in Alamdanga |website=https://amar-school.com/list.php?search_type=thana&thana=ALAMDANGA&page=2 |publisher=Amar School
  7. ↑ নিউজ, সময়. "Somoy Tv News". Somoy News.
  8. ↑ Shayekh Imdalul Haque Books - শাইখ ইমদাদুল হক এর বই. Rokomari (in Bengali). Dhaka.
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