Sirajdikhan Upazila
Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Sirajdikhan (Bengali: সিরাজদিখান) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila.[5] This upazila is also famous for patkhir all over the country. [6]
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Sirajdikhan
সিরাজদিখান | |
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Crop fields in Sirajdikhan upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 23°34′15″N 90°23′00″E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Munshiganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 180.19 km2 (69.57 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 316,473 |
| • Density | 1,756.3/km2 (4,548.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1540[2] |
| Area code | 06924[3] |
| Website | sirajdikhan |
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sirajdikhan Upazila had 77,999 households and a population of 316,473. 8.90% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sirajdikhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.38%: 78.57% for males and 76.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.18 males for every 100 females. 37,562 (11.87%) lived in urban areas.[7]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Serajdikhan Upazila had 34,760 households and a population of 288,107. 63,049 (21.88%) were under 10 years of age. Serajdikhan had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 3,829 (1.33%) lived in urban areas.[8][9]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan had a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[10]
Administration
Sirajdikhan Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Bairagadi, Baluchar, Basail, Chitracoat, Ichhapura, Joyinshar, Keyain, Kola, Latabdi, Madhypara, Malkhanagar, Rajanagar, Rasunia, and Sekhornagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 178 villages.[8]
