Hatibandha Upazila
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Hatibandha
হাতিবান্ধা | |
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 Teesta Bararge, Hatibandha | |
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| Coordinates: 26°6.8′N 89°8′E / 26.1133°N 89.133°E | |
| Bangladesh |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Lalmonirhat |
| Area | |
• Total | 288.42 km2 (111.36 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 264,107 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5530[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Hatibandha |
Hatibandha (Bengali: হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[3] in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Hatibandha is located at 26°06′45″N 89°08′00″E / 26.1125°N 89.1333°E. It has 53,122 households and total area 288.42 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Hatibandha Upazila had 63,419 households and a population of 264,107. 9.72% of the population were under 5 years of age. Hatibandha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.92%: 74.98% for males and 68.86% for females, and a sex ratio of 100.56 males for every 100 females. 29,950 (11.34%) lived in urban areas.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Hatibandha Upazila had 53,122 households and a population of 233,927. 59,558 (25.46%) were under 10 years of age. Hatibandha had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 9,476 (4.05%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172,417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 85,064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
