Melandaha Upazila

Melandaha মেলানদহ
—  Upazila  —
Melandaha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E / 24.967; 89.833Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E / 24.967; 89.833
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
- Total	239.65 km2 (92.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	262,478
- Density	1,095/km2 (2,836/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Melandaha

Melandaha (Bengali: মেলানদহ) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24°58′00″N 89°50′00″E / 24.9667°N 89.8333°E / 24.9667; 89.8333 . It has 55954 units of house hold and total area 239.65 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Melandaha has a population of 262478. Males constitute are 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133860. Melandaha has an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Melandaha has 10 Unions/Wards, 140 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 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.