Keraniganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.6833° N 90.3125° E

Keraniganj Upazila
Keraniganj
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Dhaka District
Coordinates	23.6833° N 90.3125° E
Area	166.87 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	530174  - 3177/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Keraniganj

Keraniganj (Bengali: কেরানীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Keraniganj is located at 23.6833° N 90.3125° E . It has 94765 units of house hold and total area 166.87 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Keraniganj has a population of 530174. Males constitute are 54.6% of the population, and females 45.4%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 283997. Keraniganj has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Keraniganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 123 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 399 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.