Hatibandha (Bengali: হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[2] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Hatibandha
হাতিবান্ধা | |
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Coordinates: 26°6.8′N 89°8′E / 26.1133°N 89.133°E | |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur |
District | Lalmonirhat |
Area | |
• Total | 288.42 km2 (111.36 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 264,098 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Hatibandha |
Geography
editHatibandha is located at 26°06′45″N 89°08′00″E / 26.1125°N 89.1333°E. It has 53,122 households and total area 288.42 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha Upazila had 53,122 households and a population of 233,927. 59,558 (25.46%) were under 10 years of age. Hatibandha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 9,476 (4.05%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
Administration
editHatibandha Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Barokhata, Dawabari, Fakirpara, Goddimari, Gotamari, Nowdabas, Paticapara, Shaniajan, Sindurna, Singimari, Tongvhanga, and Vhelaguri. The union parishads are subdivided into 63 mauzas and 65 villages.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ SM Altaf Hossain (2012). "Hatibandha Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lalmonirhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Lalmonirhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.