Alamdanga Upazila

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Geography

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Demographics

Religions in Alamdanga Upazila (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
97.52%
Hinduism
2.48%
Other or not stated
0.00%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Alamdanga upazila had 86,299 households and a population of 345,922. 66,655 (19.27%) of the inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Alamdanga had an average literacy rate of 45.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,000 females per 1,000 males. 78,372 (22.66%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][4]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; 158,951 males and 149,966 females; 299,001 Muslims, 8,919 Hindus, 11 Christians and 109 individuals of other faiths.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 245,524. Males constituted 51.66% of the population, and females constituted 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals aged 18 and older was 127,055. Alamdanga had an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Public Library

  • Swayamvar Public Library[6]

Administration

Alamdanga Thana was turned into an upazila in 1982 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme.

Alamdanga Upazila is divided into Alamdanga Municipality and 15 union parishads: Ailhash, Belgachi, Baradi, Bhangbaria, Chitla, Dauki, Gagni, Hardi, Jamjami, Jehala, Kalidashpur, Khadimpur, Khashkorara, Kumari, and Nagdah. The union parishads are subdivided into 126 mauzas and 211 villages.[3]

Alamdanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[3]

Notable Person

  • Mawlana Imdadul Haque, Islamic Scholar and Author[7]

See also

References

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