Rajoir Upazila

Rajoir (Bengali: রাজৈর) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Rajoir রাজৈর
Upazila
Rajoir Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°12.5′N 90°2′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Madaripur District
Area
• Total	229.29 km^2 (88.53 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	204,356
• Density	890/km^2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	rajoir.madaripur.gov.bd

Geography

Rajoir is located at 23.2083°N 90.0333°E. It has 37746 households and total area 229.29 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rajoir has a population of 204356. Males constitute 50.3% of the population, and females 49.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99620. Rajoir has an average literacy rate of 28.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Rajoir Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Amgram, Badar Pasha, Bajitpur, Haridasdi Mahendradi, Hosainpur, Isibpur, Kabirajpur, Kadambari, Khalia, Paik Para, and Rajoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 95 mauzas and 187 villages.[2]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Aruakandi-Natakhola-Barakhola High School, founded in 1963, is a notable secondary school.[3]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
2. "District Statistics 2011: Madaripur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. Chakrabarty, Kalyani Rani (2012). "Rajoir Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.