Hatibandha Upazila

Hatibandha (Bengali: হাতিবান্ধা) is an upazila of Lalmonirhat District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Hatibandha হাতিবান্ধা
Upazila
Hatibandha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°6.8′N 89°8′E
Bangladesh	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Lalmonirhat District
Area
• Total	288.42 km^2 (111.36 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	172,417
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Hatibandha

Geography

Hatibandha is located at 26.1125°N 89.1333°E. It has 33369 households and total area 288.42 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hatibandha has a population of 172417. Males constitute 51.39% of the population, and females 48.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85064. Hatibandha has an average literacy rate of 21.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Hatibandha Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Barokhata, Dawabari, Fakirpara, Goddimari, Gotamari, Nowdabas, Paticapara, Shaniajan, Sindurna, Singimari, Tongvhanga, and Vhelaguri. The union parishads are subdivided into 63 mauzas and 65 villages.[3]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. SM Altaf Hossain (2012). "Hatibandha Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Lalmonirhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.