Alamdanga Upazila

Alamdanga (Bengali: আলমডাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of 380.38 square kilometres (146.87 sq mi).[1]

Alamdanga আলমডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Alamdanga Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Chuadanga District
Area
• Total	380.38 km^2 (146.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	345,922
• Density	910/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Alamdanga

Geography

Alamdanga is located at 23.7583°N 88.9500°E / 23.7583; 88.9500. It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km².

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga had a population of 345,922. Males constituted 49.99% of the population and females 50.01. Muslims formed 97.338% of the population, Hindus 2.616% and others 0.045%. Alamdanga had a literacy rate of 45.67% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga has a population of 245,524. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals 18 and over is 127,055. Alamdanga has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Population

As of the 2001 census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; male 158,951, female 149,966; Muslim 299,878, Hindu 8,919, Christian 11 and others 109. [1]

Arts and culture

Main source sources of income: Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.[1]

Education

Bhangbaria Secondary School, Alamdanga Upazila.

A number of educational institutions are in Alamdanga.

• Gokulkhali High School (1947)
• Katavanga Secondary School
• Gholdari Bazar Secondary School
• Gholdari Bazar Secondary Girls School
• Ailhash Laxmipur High School (1940)
• Kayetpara High School (established in 1965)
• Khashkarara Secondary School
• Alamdanga Alim Madrasa
• Nowlamary Alim Madrasa (established in 2000)
• Khashkarara Degree College
• Alamdanga Govt.Degree College
• Nigar Siddik College
• Alamdanga Mohila Degree College
• Dr.Afser Uddin College
• M. S. Zoha Degree College
• Hatboalia Higher Secondary School
• Nippon Zoha Technical School (Voc)
• Mir Samsul Alam Islam Polytechnic Institute
• M. S. Zoha Krishi College
• Osmanpur Pragpur High School
• Hardi High School
• Hatboalia High School
• Alamdanga Govt. Model Pilot High School (established in 1914)
• Alamdanga Girls School
• Alamdaga Pre-Cadet School
• Madrasatut Taqwa (Alamdanga Madrasa)
• Sebabag High School
• Paikpara Jana Kalyan Secondary School-1962
• Munsganj Academy High School
• Munshiganj Girls School (Building Doneted By Late phani bhusan pal S/O late janakinath pal-former jamindar of the area)
• Ershadpur Academia
• Asmankhali High School (Establish 1967)
• Bademaju Badal Smrity Academy
• Bara Gangni High School
• Bashira Malik Dawki High School
• Batapara Shialmari High School
• Belgachi High School
• Bhangbaria High School
• Bhodua Secondary School
• Bhogail Bagdi High School
• C H R High School
• Enayetpur Baradi Alhajj Mir Khoster Ali Secondary School
• Poltadanga High School
• Kabilnagar Alim Madrasha
• Science Plus Academic Care
• Bright Model School
• Prime Polytechnic Institute
• Al Iqra Academy

See also

• Nowlamary
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Md Faysal Kibria (2012), "Alamdanga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.