Gazaria Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Gazaria
locator_position = right
latd = 23.5417
longd = 90.6083
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Munshiganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 128368
population_density = 981
area_total = 130.92
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/munshiganj/Gazaria.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Gazaria
footnotes =

Gazaria ( _bn. গজারিয়া) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gazaria is located at coord|23.5417|N|90.6083|E| . It has 22113 units of house hold and total area 130.92 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Gazaria has a population of 128368. Males constitute 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 62078. Gazaria has an average literacy rate of 32.7% (7+ years), and a 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

Gazaria has 8 Unions/Wards, 113 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 120 villages.

ee also

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

References