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Madan Upazila

Madan মদন
Upazila
Fields in Madan Upazila
Coordinates: 24°43′N 90°58′E / 24.717°N 90.967°E / 24.717; 90.967
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh
District	Netrokona
Area
• Total	225.85 km2 (87.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	154,479
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Madan

Madan (Bengali: মদন) is an upazilaofNetrokona District^[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Madan is located at 24°43′00″N 90°58′00″E / 24.7167°N 90.9667°E / 24.7167; 90.9667. It has 21,808 households and total area 225.85 km². It is bounded by Atpara and Mohanganj upazilas on the north, Itna and Tarail upazilas on the south, Khaliajuri upazila on the east, Kendua upazila on the west.^[1]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madan Upazila had 31,751 households and a population of 154,479. 47,697 (30.88%) were under 10 years of age. Madan has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.41%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 18,812 (12.18%) lived in urban areas.^[3][2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madan had a population of 117,613. Males constituted 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 58,127. Madan had an average literacy rate of 18.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[4]

Madan Thana was formed in 1917 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.^[1]

Madan Upazila is divided into Madan Municipality and eight union parishads: Fatehpur, Gobindasree, Chandgaon, Kaitail, Madan, Maghan, Nayekpur, and Tiasree. The union parishads are subdivided into 84 mauzas and 114 villages.^[5]

Madan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.^[5]

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

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  Uchitpur Ghat at Madan.
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  Mogra River from the bridge at Madan Upazila.

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