Khaliajuri Upazila

Khaliajuri (Bengali: খালিয়াজুড়ি) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Khaliajuri

খালিয়াজুড়ি
Upazila
Khaliajuri
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°42′N 91°7.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total297.64 km2 (114.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total97,450
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Khaliajuri

Geography

Khaliajuri is located at 24.7000°N 91.1250°E / 24.7000; 91.1250. It has 12903 households and total area 297.64 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Khaliajuri had a population of 97,450. Males constituted 51.10% of the population and females 48.90%. Muslims formed 66.43% of the population, Hindus 33.54%, Christians 0.02%, and others 0.02%. Khaliajuri had a literacy rate of 30.39% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Khaliajuri has a population of 75,801. Males constitute 52.31% of the population, and females 47.69%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 39,052. Khaliajuri has an average literacy rate, of 21.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Khaliajuri Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chakua, Gazipur, Khaliajuri, Krishnapur, Mendipur, and Nagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 54 mauzas and 75 villages.[4]

See also
  • Prakash Nath Public High School

References
  1. Jiban Kumar Chanda (2012), "Khaliajuri 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 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "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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