Rajbari Sadar () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Rajbari District
Rajbari District () is a district in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Padma Division, Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on th ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
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,
Bangladesh
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. It has its headquarters in the town of
Rajbari.
Geography
Rajbari Sadar is located at . It has 75,910 households and total area 322.34 km
2.
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...
, Rajbari Sadar upazila had 75,910 households and a population of 331,631. 70,885 (21.37%) were under 10 years of age. Rajbari Sadar had an average literacy rate of 57.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. 58,783 (17.73%) of the population lived in urban areas.
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...
, Rajbari Sadar has a population of 263,555. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133,985. Rajbari Sadar has an average literacy rate of 32.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Rajbari Sadar Upazila is divided into Rajbari Municipality and 14
union parishads: Alipur, Banibaha, Barat, Basantapur, Chandani, Dadshi, Khankhanapur, Khanganj, Mizanpur, Mulghar, Panchuria, Ramkantapur, Shahid Wahabpur, and Sultanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 200 mauzas and 209 villages.
Rajbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
...
s.
Education
There are five colleges in the upazila: Belgachi Bikalpa College, Bir Muktijoddha Morji Delowara College,
Dr. Abul Hossain Degree College,
Government Adarsha Mohila College Rajbari, and
Rajbari Government College.
According to Banglapedia, Raja Surja Kumar Institute, founded in 1888,
Rajbari Government High School (1892), and Yeasin High School (1950),Sher-e-bangla Girls High School(1972) are notable secondary schools.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
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Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
References
Upazilas of Rajbari District
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