Sakhipur Upazila Explained

Official Name:Sakhipur
Native Name:সখিপুর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tangail
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Sakhipur
Population Total:322345
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:435.19
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:24.3192°N 90.1725°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1950[2]
Area Code:09232[3]

Sakhipur (bn|সখিপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sakhipur Upazila had 71,009 households and a population of 277,685. 60,420 (21.76%) were under 10 years of age. Sakhipur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.06%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1103 females per 1000 males. 45,645 (16.44%) lived in urban areas.[5] Ethnic population was 3,946 (1.42%), of which Koch were 2,544 and Barman 1,235.[6]

Administration

Sakhipur Upazila is divided into Sakhipur Municipality and Ten union parishads: Baheratoil, Dariapur, Gazaria, Hatibandha, Jadabpur, Kakrajan, Kalia, and Kalmegha, Borochawna and Hateya Razabari. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 122 villages.[5]

Sakhipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 399.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Book: Rashid, Harun . 2012 . Sakhipur Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sakhipur_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Tangail district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.