Shivalaya Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Shivalaya
locator_position = right
latd = 23.8333
longd = 89.7917
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Manikganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 143842
population_density = 723
area_total = 199.07
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/manikganj/Shivalaya.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Shivalaya
footnotes =

Shivalaya ( _bn. শিবালয়) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shivalaya is located at coord|23.8333|N|89.7917|E| . It has 26334 units of house hold and total area 199.07 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute are 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (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

Shivalaya has 7 Unions/Wards, 205 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 villages.

ee also

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

References