Uthali Union (Bengali: উথলী ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Shivalaya Upazila of Manikganj District in central Bangladesh.
Uthali Union
উথলী ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
  Uthali Union | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′48″N 89°49′14″E / 23.846791°N 89.820632°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Manikganj |
| Upazila | Shivalaya |
| Established | 1918 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,702 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | utholiup |
History
editUthali Union was established in 1918.[2]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Uthali Union had 5,712 households and a population of 24,702. Islam was the majority religion (83.8% of the population). Hindus were the second-largest religious community (15.3% of the population). 9.4% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 66.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[1][3]
Education
editThere is one secondary school, Utali Pilot Girls High School.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Population & Housing Census-2001: Community Report: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. pp. 80, 224, 320, 568.
- ^ এক নজরে উথলী ইউনিয়ন [Uthali Union at a glance]. Utholi Union (in Bengali).
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "School List" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.