Zanjira Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Zanjira
locator_position = right
latd = 23.3500
longd = 90.3333
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Shariatpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 157316
population_density = 657
area_total = 239.53
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/shariatpur/Zanjira.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Zanjira
footnotes =

Zanjira ( _bn. জাঁজিরা) is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Zanjira is located at coord|23.3500|N|90.3333|E| . It has 28716 units of house hold and total area 239.53 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Zanjira has a population of 157316. Males constitute are 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72458. Zanjira has an average literacy rate of 18.2% (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

Zanjira has 12 Unions/Wards, 127 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 177 villages.

ee also

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

References