Rajbari Sadar Upazila
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Rajbari
রাজবাড়ী সদর | |
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| Rajbari Sadar | |
 Rajapur Yasin Institution, Rajbari Sadar | |
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| Coordinates: 23°45.3′N 89°39′E / 23.7550°N 89.650°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Rajbari |
| Headquarters | Rajbari |
| Area | |
• Total | 322.34 km2 (124.46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 384,534 |
| • Density | 1,192.9/km2 (3,089.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7700[2] |
| Area code | 0641[3] |
| Website | sadar |
Rajbari Sadar (Bengali: রাজবাড়ী সদর) is an upazila of Rajbari District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has its headquarters in the town of Rajbari.
Rajbari Sadar is located at 23°45′15″N 89°39′00″E / 23.7542°N 89.6500°E. It has a total area of 322.34 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rajbari Sadar Upazila had 96,163 households and a population of 384,534. 8.94% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rajbari Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.15%: 75.01% for males and 71.41% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.96 males for every 100 females. 86,582 (22.52%) lived in urban areas.[5]
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.[8]
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.[6]
Rajbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[6]
