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]
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]
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]