Madhabdi
Madhabdi
মাধবদী | |
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City and Municipality | |
_at_Babur_Hat_Seker_Chor_Bus_Stop,_Madhabdi,_Narsingdi._(2019).jpg) Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabdi | |
  Madhabdi Location in Dhaka division  Madhabdi Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°51′09″N 90°40′21″E / 23.8525°N 90.6726°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Narsingdi |
| Upazila | Narsingdi Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Madhabdi Paurashava |
| Population | |
| • Total | 73,910 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 1600 |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
Madhabdi (Bengali: মাধবদী) is a pourashava (municipal corporation) in Narsingdi District, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It's an A grade municipality and also Madhabdi has declared as a thana on 29 February 2016. Madhabdi is a densely textile commercial and industrial area,[2] where a number of automatic and hand-made loom weaving and manufacturing mills (about 3000/4500) are situated. There are about 45,000 people employed directly and indirectly in these mills. It's also one of the richest area in Narsingdi District.
History
In 1971 a column of Pakistan army with two trucks were ambushed here by Mukti Bahini.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Madhabdi city had a population of 73,910 and a literacy rate of 81.78%.[1]: 388–394
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madhabdi city had 11,323 households and a population of 49,583. 10,238 (20.65%) were under 10 years of age. Madhabdi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.99%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 718 females per 1000 males.[4]
References
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Correspondent. "Power crisis casts a bad spell on Narsingdi". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Firdousi, Ishrat. "War up close". bdnews24.com. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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