Sariakandi Upazila

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Coordinates: 24°53′00″N 89°34′00″E / 24.8833°N 89.5667°E / 24.8833; 89.5667

Sariakandi Upazila

Sariakandi
Division name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Bogra District
Coordinates 24°53′00″N 89°34′00″E / 24.8833°N 89.5667°E / 24.8833; 89.5667
Area 432.55 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
229563
 - 531/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sariakandi

Sariakandi (Bengali: সারিয়াকান্দি) is an Upazila of Bogra District in the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Sariakandi is located at 24°53′00″N 89°34′00″E / 24.8833°N 89.5667°E / 24.8833; 89.5667 . It has 46406 units of house hold and a total area of 432.55 km² (approximately).

[edit] Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sariakandi has a population of 229563. Males constitute are 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 113673. Sariakandi has an average literacy rate of 22.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Sariakandi has 13 Unions/Wards, 132 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 villages.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "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 on November 10 2006. 


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