Tongibari Upazila
Tongibari টংগিবাড়ী | |
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Upazila | |
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Coordinates: 23°30′00″N 90°27′30″E / 23.5000°N 90.4583°E / 23.5000; 90.4583 | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Munshiganj |
Area | |
• Total | 140.91 km2 (54.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 197,173 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | tongibari |
Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.
Demographics
Religions in Tongibari upazila (2011)[2] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 92.28% | |||
Hinduism | 7.71% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.01% |
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tongibari Upazila had 42,199 households and a population of 197,173, of which 41,986 (21.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1,000 males. 17,706 (8.98%) inhabitants lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration
Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[5]
Education
Primary schools
Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.
- Tongibary Model Govt. Primary School
- Panchgaon Govt Primary School
- Uttor Kurmira Govt Primary School
Secondary schools
Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.
- SVARNAGRAM R. N. HIGH SCHOOL
- PANCHGAON AL-HAZ WAHED ALI DEWAN HIGH SCHOOL
- BETKA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
- KALMA LAKSHMIKANTA HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
- TONGIBARI PILOT GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
- KHIDIRPARA HIGH SCHOOL
- BANARI HIGH SCHOOL
- PURA D. C. HIGH SCHOOL
- SONARANG GOVT. PILOT MODEL HIGH SCHOOL
- PAIKPARA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
- OUTSHAHEE RADHANATH HIGH SCHOOL
- DIGHIRPAR A. C. INSTITUTION
- BRAHMANBHITA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
- ABDULLAPUR HIGH SCHOOL
- BALIGAON HIGH SCHOOL
- BAZRAJOGINI J. K. HIGH SCHOOL
- RONGMAHER HIGH SCHOLL
- CHATHATIPARA SHEIKH KABEL ADARSHA HIGH SCHOOL
- HAZI ABDUL GONI ABDUL KARIM HIGH SCHOOL
- ARIAL SHORNOMAYEE HIGH SCHOOL
Colleges
Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.
- Bikrampur Tongibari College
See also
References
- ^ Masuma Sultana Champa (2012), "Tongibari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Munshiganj 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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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