Shivalaya Upazila

Shivalaya
শিবালয়
—  Upazila  —
Shivalaya
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Manikganj District
Area
 • Total 199.07 km2 (76.9 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 143,842
 • Density 723/km2 (1,872.6/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Shivalaya

Shivalaya (Bengali: শিবালয়, Shibaloy, meaning "Home of Lord Shiva") is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Shivalaya is located at . It has 26334 units of house hold and total area 199.07 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute are 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Shivalaya has 7 Unions/Wards, 205 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 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.