Madhukhali
মধুখালী
Upazila
Mathurapur Deul
Mathurapur Deul
Location of Madhukhali
Coordinates: 23°32.5′N 89°37.8′E / 23.5417°N 89.6300°E / 23.5417; 89.6300
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictFaridpur
Area
 • Total230.73 km2 (89.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total204,492
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Madhukhali

Madhukhali (Bengali: মধুখালী) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mathurapur village in Madhukhali has the 16th century ancient Mathurapur Deul and one of the 15 Sugar mills in Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Madhukhali is located at 23°32′30″N 89°37′50″E / 23.5417°N 89.6306°E / 23.5417; 89.6306. It has 45,939 households and a total area of 230.73 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Madhukhali upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 84.13%
Hinduism
 
 15.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.11%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madhukhali upazila had 45,939 households and a population of 204,492. 45,649 (22.32%) were under 10 years of age. Madhukhali had an average literacy rate of 52.45%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 13,410 (6.57%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madhukhali had a population of 165,438. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 83,075. Madhukhali has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

Madhukhali Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Bagat, Dumain, Gazna, Jahapur, Kamarkhali, Madhukhali, Megchami, Nowpara, and Raipur. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 242 villages.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sirajul Ehsan (2012), "Madhukhali Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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