Harirampur_Upazila

Harirampur Upazila

Harirampur Upazila

Administrative region in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Harirampur (Bengali: হরিরামপুর) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

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Geography

Harirampur is located at 23.7333°N 89.9667°E / 23.7333; 89.9667. It has 33,513 households and a total area of 245.42 km2.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Harirampur Upazila had 33,513 households and a population of 139,318. 29,438 (21.13%) were under 10 years of age. Harirampur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.39%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1117 females per 1000 males. 2,244 (1.61%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Harirampur had a population of 171,274. Males constituted 84,994, and females 86,280.[4] The population of those aged 18 and older was 115,752. Harirampur had an average literacy rate of 30.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]

Administration

Harirampur Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads:

  • Azimnagar
  • Balara
  • Balla
  • Boyra
  • Chala
  • Dhulsunra
  • Gala
  • Gopinathpur
  • Harukandi
  • Kanchanpur
  • Lesraganj
  • Ramkrishnapur
  • Sutalari

The union parishads are subdivided into 196 mauzas and 250 villages.[6]

Education

Colleges

  • Jhitka Khawja Rahamat Ali Degree College
  • M.A. Rouf Degree College, Kowri
  • Government Justice Nurul Islam College

Secondary Schools

  • Ibrahimpur Ishwar Chandra High School
  • Jhitka Anando Mohan High School
  • Jhitka Pilot Girls High School
  • Patgram Anath Bandhu Government High School
  • Diabari High School
  • Jatrapur High School
  • Ramkrishnapur M A Jalil High School
  • Mohiuddin Kamol High School

Primary Schools

  • Dorikandi Government Primary School
  • Adhermanik Model Government Primary School
  • Balurchar Government Primary School
  • Bhatikandi Government Primary School
  • Sutalori Government Primary School

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Manoranjan Mandal (2012), "Harirampur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. [2]
    "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Bangladesh Population Index". Population Census Wing, BBS. BGD Government. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. [6]
    "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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