Shibchar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Shibchar
locator_position = right
latd = 23.3500
longd = 90.1667
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Madaripur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 306082
population_density = 951
area_total = 321.88
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/madaripur/Shibchar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Shibchar
footnotes =

Shibchar ( _bn. শিবচর) is an Upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shibchar is located at coord|23.3500|N|90.1667|E| . It has 58085 units of house hold and total area 321.88 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Shibchar has a population of 306082. Males constitute are 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 143975. Shibchar has an average literacy rate of 26.9% (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.]

Administrative

Shibchar has 18 Unions/Wards, 110 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh
*Fazlur Khan, designer of Sears Tower.

References