Mehendiganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.8319° N 90.5333° E

Mehendiganj Upazila

Mehendiganj
Division_name
 - District
Barisal Division
 - Barisal District
Coordinates 22.8319° N 90.5333° E
Area 435.79 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
292436
 - 671/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Mehendiganj Upazila

Mehendiganj (Bengali: মেহেন্দিগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Mehendiganj is located at 22.8319° N 90.5333° E . It has 55128 units of house hold and total area 435.79 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Mehendiganj has a population of 292436. Males constitute are 51.31% of the population, and females 48.69%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 137615. Mehendiganj has an average literacy rate of 30.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Mehendiganj has 13 Unions/Wards, 141 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 161 villages.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.