Official Name: | Sirajdikhan |
Native Name: | সিরাজদিখান |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23.5708°N 90.3833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Munshiganj |
Area Total Km2: | 180.19 |
Population Total: | 288107 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Sirajdikhan (Bengali: সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila.[1] This upazila is also famous for patkhir all over the country. [2]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Serajdikhan Upazila had 34,760 households and a population of 288,107. 63,049 (21.88%) were under 10 years of age. Serajdikhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 3,829 (1.33%) lived in urban areas.[3] [4]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan had a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[5]
Sirajdikhan Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Bairagadi, Baluchar, Basail, Chitracoat, Ichhapura, Joyinshar, Keyain, Kola, Latabdi, Madhypara, Malkhanagar, Rajanagar, Rasunia, and Sekhornagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 178 villages.