Singair Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.8167° N 90.1500° E

Singair Upazila

Singair
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Manikganj District
Coordinates 23.8167° N 90.1500° E
Area 217.38 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
231628
 - 1066/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Singair

Singair (Bengali: সিঙ্গাইর) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Singair is located at 23.8167° N 90.1500° E . It has 44151 units of house hold and total area 217.38 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Singair has a population of 231628. Males constitute are 50.47% of the population, and females 49.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117789. Singair has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Singair has 11 Unions/Wards, 141 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 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.