Zanjira Upazila

Zanjira
জাঁজিরা
—  Upazila  —
Zanjira
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Shariatpur District
Area
 • Total 239.53 km2 (92.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 157,316
 • Density 657/km2 (1,701.6/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Zanjira

Zanjira (Bengali: জাঁজিরা) is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Zanjira is located at . It has 28716 units of house hold and total area 239.53 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Zanjira has a population of 157316. Males constitute are 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72458. Zanjira has an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Zanjira has 12 Unions/Wards, 127 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 177 villages.

See also

পােলর চর

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.