Araihazar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Araihazar
locator_position = right
latd = 23.7917
longd = 90.6500
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Narayanganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 299855
population_density = 1635
area_total = 183.35
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/narayanganj/Araihazar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Araihazar
footnotes =

Araihazar ( _bn. আড়াইহাজার) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Araihazar is located at coord|23.7917|N|90.6500|E| . It has 52963 units of house hold and total area 183.35 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Araihazar has a population of 299855. Males constitute are 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 142883. Araihazar has an average literacy rate of 23% (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

Araihazar has 12 Unions/Wards, 182 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 315 villages.

ee also

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

References