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Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Faridpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali : ফরিদপুর সদর ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka , Bangladesh.[1] Faridpur city near the banks of the Padma River .
One of 18 registered red-light districts in Bangladesh is located in Faridpur. About 800 women and girls live and work there.[2]
Geography [ edit ]
Faridpur Sadar is located at 23°35′45 ″N 89°49′50 ″E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°E / 23.5958; 89.8306 km 2
Demographics [ edit ]
Religions in Faridpur Sadar upazila (2011)[3]
Religion
Percent
Islam
89.50%
Hinduism
10.28%
Other or not stated
0.22%
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census , Faridpur Sadar upazila had 103,535 households and a population of 469,410. 98,376 (20.96%) were under 10 years of age. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 55.85%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 122,425 (26.08%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Sadar had a population of 335,386, of whom 176,469 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]
Administration [ edit ]
Faridpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and 11 union parishads : Aliabad, Ambikapur, Char Madhabdia, Decreer Char, Greda, Ishan Gopalpur, Kaijuri, Kanaipur, Krishnanagar, Maj Char, and Uttar Channel. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 342 villages.[6]
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas .[6]
Elected chairmen of Faridpur Upazila Council [ edit ]
Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party) [1984–1989]
Advocate Alhajj Md. Shamsul Haque (Bhola Master) (Awami League)
Khondker Mohtesham Hossain Babor (Awami League) [Acting Upazila chairman, Faridpur Sadar Upazila]
Notable residents [ edit ]
Abdus Salam Khan , Minister of Public Works and Communication (1955–1956) in the East Pakistan provincial cabinet, was born in Faridpur.[7]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Hagler-Geard, Tiffany (3 January 2012). "I am "Chowkri"- Inside Bangladesh's Biggest Brothel" . ABC News . Retrieved 30 January 2019 .
^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF) . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics .
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS" . Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006 .
^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF) . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014 .
^ Karim, ASM Enayet (2012). "Khan, Abdus Salam" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh .
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