Rajbari Sadar ( bn, রাজবাড়ী সদর) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Rajbari District
Rajbari ( bn, রাজবাড়ী) is a district in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical, linguistic and cultural identities of its inhabitants.
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in the Division of
Dhaka
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,
Bangladesh
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Geography
Rajbari Sadar is located at . It has 48513 households and total area 313 km
2.
Demographics
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Rajbari Sadar has a population of 263555. Males constitute 51.46% of the population, and females 48.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133985. Rajbari Sadar has an average literacy rate of 32.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Rajbari Sadar Upazila is divided into Rajbari Municipality and 14
union parishads: Alipur, Banibaha, Barat, Basantapur, Chandani, Dadshi, Khankhanapur, Khanganj, Mizanpur, Mulghar, Panchuria, Ramkantapur, Shahid Wahabpur, and Sultanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 200 mauzas and 209 villages.
Rajbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
s.
Education
There are five colleges in the upazila: Belgachi Bikalpa College, Bir Muktijoddha Morji Delowara College,
Dr. Abul Hossain Degree College
Doctor is an Academic degree, academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an Agent noun, agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europ ...
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Government Adarsha Mohila College Rajbari, and
Rajbari Government College.
According to Banglapedia, Raja Surja Kumar Institute, founded in 1888,
Rajbari Government High School
Rajbari Government High School ( bn, রাজবাড়ি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a secondary school in Rajbari Sadar Upazila, Rajbari, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1892.
References
High schoo ...
(1892), and Yeasin High School (1950) are notable secondary schools.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Rajbari District
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