Araihazar
আড়াইহাজার | |
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Araihazar Upazila | |
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Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 90°39′E / 23.7917°N 90.650°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Narayanganj |
Thana | 1977 |
Upazila | 1983 |
Government | |
• Upazila Chairman | Junayed Habib |
• MP ( Narayanganj-2) | Nazrul Islam Babu |
Area | |
• Total | 181.07 km2 (69.91 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 376,550 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Araihazari |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of Araihazar |
Araihazar ( Bengali: আড়াইহাজার) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Narayanganj District in Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. [1]
Araihazar is named after the leftover 2,500 Mughal soldiers of Man Singh I that fought with Isa Khan in the 17th century. The word for "two thousand and five hundred" in Bangla is "Araihazar" ( Bengali: আড়াইহাজার romanised: Araihajar), hence the name.
In 1921, a thana (police outpost administrative headquarters) was established in Araihazar, under the former Dhaka district. Araihazar Thana's status was upgraded to upazila (sub-district) in 1983 as part of the President of Bangladesh Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralisation programme. [2]
Araihazar is located at 23°47′30″N 90°39′00″E / 23.7917°N 90.6500°E. It has 77,462 households and total area 181.07 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Araihazar Upazila had 77,462 households and a population of 376,550. 96,076 (25.51%) were under 10 years of age. Araihazar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 14,423 (3.83%) lived in urban areas. [3] [4]
As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, Araihazar has a population of 331566. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 142883. Araihazar has an average literacy rate of 32% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [5]
Araihazar Upazila is divided into Araihazar Municipality, Gopaldi Municipality, and ten union parishads: Bishnandi, Brahmmandi, Duptara, Fatepur, Highjadi, Kalapaharia, Kagkanda, Mahmudpur, Satgram, and Uchitpur. [3] [6]