Keraniganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Keraniganj
locator_position = right
latd = 23.6833
longd = 90.3125
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Dhaka District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 530174
population_density = 3177
area_total = 166.87
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/dhaka/Keraniganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Keraniganj
footnotes =

Keraniganj ( _bn. কেরানীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Keraniganj is located at coord|23.6833|N|90.3125|E| . It has 94765 units of house hold and total area 166.87 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Keraniganj has a population of 530174. Males constitute are 54.6% of the population, and females 45.4%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 283997. Keraniganj has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Famous People From Keraniganj

*Mohammad Rafique, Left Arm Spinner for Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

Administrative

Keraniganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 123 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 399 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References