Tongibari Upazila

Tongibari
টঙ্গিবাড়ী
Upazila
Sonarong Jor Matha
Sonarong Jor Matha
Location of Tongibari
Coordinates: 23°30′00″N 90°27′30″E / 23.5000°N 90.4583°E / 23.5000; 90.4583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictMunshiganj
Area
 • Total
140.91 km2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
215,959
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1520[2]
Area code0691[3]
Websitetongibari.munshiganj.gov.bd

Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Tongibari Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.81%
Hinduism
 
 7.18%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

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 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. 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]

Education

Primary schools

Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.

  • Tongibary Model Govt. Primary School
  • Panchgaon Govt Primary School
  • Uttor Kurmira Govt Primary School

Secondary schools

Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.

Colleges

Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. 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. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Masuma Sultana Champa (2012), "Tongibari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Munshiganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-282-5.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Munshiganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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