Alfadanga Upazila

Alfadanga আলফাডাঙ্গা
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°17′N 89°43′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Faridpur
Area
• Total	127.87 km^2 (49.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	119,631
• Density	940/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7870[2]

Alfadanga (Bengali: আলফাডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Alfadanga is located at 23.2833°N 89.7167°E / 23.2833; 89.7167. It has 24,293 households and total area 127.87 km^2.

Demographics

Religions in Alfadanga Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.62%
Hinduism			6.36%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Alfadanga upazila had 24,293 households and a population of 108,302. 25,844 (24.42%) were under 10 years of age. Alfadanga had an average literacy rate of 54.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1099 females per 1000 males. 6,905 (6.38%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alfadanga has a population of 90,873. Males constitute 49.83% of the population, and females 50.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43,335. Alfadanga has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

Alfadanga Upazila is divided into 6 union parishads: Alfadanga, Bana, Buraich, Gopalpur, Pachuria, and Tagarband. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages.[8]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. Chowdhury, AU Haider (2012). "Alfadanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Faridpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-265-8.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.