Melandaha Upazila

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melandaha
মেলানদহ
Upazila
Melandaha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E / 24.967; 89.833Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E / 24.967; 89.833
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Jamalpur District
Area
 • Total 239.65 km2 (92.53 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 262,478
 • Density 1,095/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Melandaha (Bengali: মেলানদহ) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24°58′00″N 89°50′00″E / 24.9667°N 89.8333°E / 24.9667; 89.8333 . It has 55954 units of house hold and total area 239.65 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Melandaha has a population of 262478. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133860. Melandaha has an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Melandaha has 11 Unions/Wards, 140 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.