Tongibari Upazila
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Tongibari
টঙ্গিবাড়ী | |
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 Sonarong Jor Matha | |
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| Coordinates: 23°30′00″N 90°27′30″E / 23.5000°N 90.4583°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Munshiganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 140.91 km2 (54.41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 215,959 |
| • Density | 1,532.6/km2 (3,969.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1520[2] |
| Area code | 0691[3] |
| Website | tongibari |
Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[4] in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tongibari Upazila had 52,890 households and a population of 215,959. 9.39% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 78.08%: 78.54% for males and 77.66% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.22 males for every 100 females. 10,968 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.[5]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tongibari Upazila had 42,199 households and a population of 197,173, of which 41,986 (21.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1,000 males. 17,706 (8.98%) inhabitants lived in urban areas.[6][7]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176,881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 83,593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Administration
Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[9]
