Sakhipur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.3167° N 90.1750° E

Sakhipur Upazila
Sakhipur
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Tangail District
Coordinates	24.3167° N 90.1750° E
Area	429.63 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	220281  - 513/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sakhipur

Sakhipur (Bengali: সখিপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Sakhipur is located at 24.3167° N 90.1750° E . It has 44314 units of house hold and total area 429.63 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Sakhipur has a population of 220281. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116260. Sakhipur has an average literacy rate of 21.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Sakhipur has 6 Unions/Wards, 65 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 123 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.