Sakhipur Upazila

Sakhipur
সখিপুর
—  Upazila  —
Sakhipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Area
 • Total 429.63 km2 (165.9 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 220,281
 • Density 513/km2 (1,328.7/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sakhipur

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

Contents

Geography

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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]

Administrative

Sakhipur has 6 Unions, 1 pouroshova, 61 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 123 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.