Official Name: | Manikgonj Sadar |
Native Name: | মানিকগঞ্জ সদর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Manikganj |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Manikganj |
Population Total: | 309413 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 214.81 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23°N 90°W |
Website: | Official Map of Manikganj Sadar |
Manikgonj Sadar (Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Manikgonj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Manikgonj Sadar is located at 23.85°N 90.0111°W. It has a total area of 214.81 km2.
At the 2011 Bangladesh census, Manikganj Sadar Upazila had 71,202 households and a population of 309,413. Out of the total, 61,587 inhabitants (19.90%) were under 10 years of age. Manikganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1071 females per 1000 males. 72,108 (23.30%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
Manikganj Stadium is located by the Manikganj public library, Manikganj, Bangladesh.
Manikganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Manikganj Municipality and ten union parishads: Atigram, Bhararia, Betila-Mitra, Dighi Union, Garpara, Hatipara, Jagir, Krishnapur, Nabagram, Putail. The union parishads are subdivided into 270 mauzas and 315 villages.
Manikganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 50 mahallas.[1]
Educational institutions include:-