Tongibari Upazila

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Tongibari
টঙ্গিবাড়ী
Upazila
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Tongibari in Dhaka division (Bangladesh).svg
Coordinates: 23°30′00″N90°27′30″E / 23.5000°N 90.4583°E / 23.5000; 90.4583
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Division Dhaka
District Munshiganj
Area
 • Total
140.91 km2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
 • Total
215,959
 • Density1,532.6/km2 (3,969.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1520 [2]
Area code 0691 [3]
Website tongibari.munshiganj.gov.bd

Tongibari (Bengali : টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District [4] in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Tongibari Upazila (2022) [5]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
92.81%
Hinduism
 
7.18%
Other or not stated
 
0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tongibari Upazila had 42,199 households and a population of 197,173, of which 41,986 (21.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1,000 males. 17,706 (8.98%) inhabitants lived in urban areas. [6] [7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176,881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 83,593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [8]

Administration

Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages. [9]

Education

Primary schools

Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.

Secondary schools

Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.

Colleges

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN   978-9844752016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Tongibari Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Munshiganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-282-5.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ↑ "Community Tables: Munshiganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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