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Narayanganj Sadar Upazila
Sub-District of Narayanganj district From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narayanganj Sadar (Bengali: নারায়নগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[3]
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Geography
Narayanganj Sadar is located at 23.6000°N 90.5000°E. It has 476,148 households and total area 100.74 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila had 476,148 households and a population of 1,770,734. The average household size was 3.65. Narayanganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.59%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 108.64.[1][5][6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Narayanganj Sadar has a population of 604,561. Males constitute 55.89% of the population, and females 44.11%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population is 339,155. Narayanganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 49.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
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Administration
Narayanganj Sadar Upazila is divided into 10 Union Parishads and a City Corporation.
- Union Parishads
- Alirtek
- Baktaboli
- Enayetnagar
- Fatullah
- Gognagar
- Kashipur
- Kutubpur
- Siddhirganj (defunct)
- Sumil Para (defunct)
The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 132 villages.[8]
- City Corporation
Narayanganj City Corporation is subdivided into 27 wards.[8]
Upazila Chairman: Anowar Hosen (from Awami League)
Woman Vice Chairman: Ms Fatema Monir (from Awami League)[9]
Vice Chairman: Nazim Uddin (from Awami League)
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md.Gausul Azam
Education
There are twelve colleges in the upazila.[3] They include honors level colleges Haji Misir Ali University College, Narayanganj College, and Narayanganj Government Mohila College.[10] Government Tolaram College, founded in 1937, is the only masters level college.[11]
According to Banglapedia, Adarsha Girls' School and College, Narayanganj govt. Technical School and college, Deobhog Hazi Uzir Ali High School (founded in 1924), Morgan Girls High School (1910), Adarsha School Narayanganj (1906), Narayanganj Government Girls' High School, Narayanganj Ideal School (2000) and Narayanganj High School and College (1885) are notable secondary schools.[3]
The madrasa education system includes three fazil madrasas and one kamil madrasa.[12][13]
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References
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