Shivalaya (Bengali: শিবালয়, Shibaloy, meaning "Home of Shiva") is an upazila of Manikganj District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shivalaya
শিবালয় | |
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 Teota Zamindar Bari | |
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| Coordinates: 23°50′N 89°47.5′E / 23.833°N 89.7917°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Manikganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 199.07 km2 (76.86 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 187,462 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1850[2] |
| Area code | 0651[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Shivalaya |
Geography
editShivalaya is located at 23°50′00″N 89°47′30″E / 23.8333°N 89.7917°E. Shivalaya's total area is 199.07 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shivalaya Upazila had 40,795 households and a population of 171,873. 35,698 (20.77%) were under 10 years of age. Shivalaya had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 5,202 (3.03%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Administration
editShivalaya Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Aruoa, Mohadebpur, Shibaloy, Simulia, Teota, Ulayel, and Uthali. The union parishads are subdivided into 202 mauzas and 255 villages.[9]
Education
editCollege:
- Sadar Uddin Degree College
- Mahadebpur Union Degree College, Barangail
High School:
- Shibalaya govt. High school
- Barangail G.C. High School
- Maloci High school
- Bajpara High School
- Uthali AGS High school
Primary School:-
- Oxford Academy, Shibalaya
- Barangail Govt. Primary School
- Chhota butni govt. Primary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ MA Ramzan (2012), "Shivalaya Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Manikganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-255-9.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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