Official Name: | Shivalaya |
Native Name: | শিবালয় |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Manikganj |
Area Total Km2: | 199.07 |
Population Total: | 171873 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Shivalaya |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Shivalaya (Bengali: শিবালয়, Shibaloy, meaning "Home of Shiva") is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shivalaya is located at 23.8333°N 89.7917°W. Shivalaya's total area is 199.07 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya Upazila had 40,795 households and a population of 171,873. 35,698 (20.77%) were under 10 years of age. Shivalaya had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 5,202 (3.03%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Shivalaya Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Aruoa, Mohadebpur, Shibaloy, Simulia, Teota, Ulayel, and Uthali. The union parishads are subdivided into 202 mauzas and 255 villages.[4]
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