Nalchity Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.6222° N 90.2708° E

Nalchity Upazila
Nalchity
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Jhalakati District
Coordinates	22.6222° N 90.2708° E
Area	237.17 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	203563  - 858/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Nalchity Upazila

Nalchity (Bengali: নলছিটি ) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Nalchity is located at 22.6222° N 90.2708° E. It has 38006 units of house hold and total area 237.17 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Nalchity has a population of 203563. Males constitute are 50.02% of the population, and females 49.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100836. Nalchity has an average literacy rate of 47.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Nalchity has 13 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 150 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

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