Nalchity Upazila

Nalchity নলছিটি
—  Upazila  —
Nalchity Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°37.3′N 90°16.2′E / 22.6217°N 90.27°E / 22.6217; 90.27Coordinates: 22°37.3′N 90°16.2′E / 22.6217°N 90.27°E / 22.6217; 90.27
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Jhalakati District
Area
– Total	237.17 km2 (91.6 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	203,563
– Density	858/km2 (2,222.2/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of the Nalchity Upazila

Nalchity (Bengali: নলছিটি ) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nalchity is located at 22°37′20″N 90°16′15″E / 22.6222°N 90.2708°E / 22.6222; 90.2708. It has 38006 units of house hold and total area 237.17 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nalchity has a population of 203563. Males constitute are 50.02% of the population, and females 49.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100836. Nalchity has an average literacy rate of 47.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Nalchity has 10 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 150 villages.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.