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Madan Upazila

Coordinates: 24°43′N 90°58′E / 24.717°N 90.967°E / 24.717; 90.967
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Madan
মদন
Upazila
Madan is located in Bangladesh
Madan
Madan
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°43′N 90°58′E / 24.717°N 90.967°E / 24.717; 90.967
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total225.85 km2 (87.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total154,479
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Madan

Madan (Template:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Madan is located at 24°43′00″N 90°58′00″E / 24.7167°N 90.9667°E / 24.7167; 90.9667. It has 21,808 households and total area 225.85 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Madan had a population of 154,479. Males constituted 49.24% of the population and females 50.34%. Muslims formed 93.33% of the population, Hindus 6.59%, Christians 0.01% and others 0.08%. Madan had a literacy rate of 30.41% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madan has a population of 117,613. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 58,127. Madan has an average literacy rate of 18.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Madan Upazila is divided into Madan Municipality and eight union parishads: Fatehpur, Gobindasree, Chandgaon, Kaitail, Madan, Maghan, Nayekpur, and Tiasree. The union parishads are subdivided into 84 mauzas and 114 villages.[4]

Madan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.[4]

See also

  • Uchitpur Ghat at Madan.
    Uchitpur Ghat at Madan.
  • Mogra River from the bridge at Madan Upazila.
    Mogra River from the bridge at Madan Upazila.

References

  1. ^ Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Madan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrakona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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