Faridganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.1250° N 90.7486° E

Faridganj Upazila
Faridganj
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Chandpur District
Coordinates	23.1250° N 90.7486° E
Area	231.54 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	348281  - 1504/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Faridganj

Faridganj (Bengali: ফরিদগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Faridganj is located at 23.1250° N 90.7486° E . It has 62331 units of house hold and total area 231.54 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Faridganj has a population of 348281. Males constitute are 49.69% of the population, and females 50.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 160438. Faridganj has an average literacy rate of 41.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Faridganj has 16 Unions/Wards, 178 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 vilages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.