Sakhipur Upazila
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Sakhipur
সখিপুর | |
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 Chander Haat, Sakhipur | |
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| Coordinates: 24°19′09″N 90°10′21″E / 24.319205°N 90.172466°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Tangail |
| Headquarters | Sakhipur |
| Area | |
• Total | 435.19 km2 (168.03 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 322,345 |
| • Density | 740.70/km2 (1,918.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1950[2] |
| Area code | 09232[3] |
| Website | www |
Sakhipur (Bengali: সখিপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sakhipur Upazila had 89,168 households and a population of 322,345. 8.65% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sakhipur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.87%: 70.21% for males and 64.01% for females, and a sex ratio of 87.75 males for every 100 females. 73,964 (22.95%) lived in urban areas.[5]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sakhipur Upazila had 71,009 households and a population of 277,685. 60,420 (21.76%) were under 10 years of age. Sakhipur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.06%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1103 females per 1000 males. 45,645 (16.44%) lived in urban areas.[6] Ethnic population was 3,946 (1.42%), of which Koch were 2,544 and Barman 1,235.[7]
