Faridganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Faridganj
locator_position = right
latd = 23.1250
longd = 90.7486
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Chandpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 348281
population_density = 1504
area_total = 231.54
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chandpur/Faridganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Faridganj
footnotes =

Faridganj ( _bn. ফরিদগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Faridganj is located at coord|23.1250|N|90.7486|E| . It has 62331 units of house hold and total area 231.54 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Faridganj has a population of 348281. Males constitute are 49.69% of the population, and females 50.31%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 160438. Faridganj has an average literacy rate of 41.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Faridganj has 16 Unions/Wards, 178 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References