Sakhipur Upazila
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| Sakhipur সখিপুর |
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| — Upazila — | |
 Sakhipur
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| Coordinates: 24°19′N 90°10.5′E / 24.317°N 90.175°ECoordinates: 24°19′N 90°10.5′E / 24.317°N 90.175°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Tangail District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 429.63 km2 (165.88 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 220,281 |
| • Density | 513/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Sakhipur |
Sakhipur (Bengali: সখিপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sakhipur has a population of 220281. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116260. Sakhipur has an average literacy rate of 21.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Sakhipur has 6 Unions, 1 pouroshova, 61 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 123 villages.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
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