Tongibari Upazila

Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tongibari টংগিবাড়ী
Upazila
Tongibari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°30′N 90°27.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Munshiganj District
Area
• Total	149.96 km^2 (57.90 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	176,881
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	tongibari.munshiganj.gov.bd

Geography

Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}} . It has 31346 households and total area 149.96 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 156 villages.

Primary schools

Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.

• Tongibary Model Govt. Primary School

Secondary schools

Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.

• Sonarong Pilot High School

Colleges

Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.

• Bikrampur Tongibari College

See also

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

References

1. Masuma Sultana Champa (2012), "Tongibari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of BangladeshCS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.