Faridganj
ফরিদগঞ্জ
Upazila
Location of Faridganj
Coordinates: 23°7.5′N 90°44.9′E / 23.1250°N 90.7483°E / 23.1250; 90.7483
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChandpur
Area
 • Total232.22 km2 (89.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total396,683
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Faridganj

Faridganj (Bengali: ফরিদগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Chandpur District in Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. It is located between 23°03' and 23°14' north latitudes and in between 90°41' and 90°53' east longitudes.

Geography

Faridganj is located at 23°07′30″N 90°44′55″E / 23.1250°N 90.7486°E / 23.1250; 90.7486. It has 85,678 households and a total area of 232.22 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Faridganj Upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.26%
Hinduism
 
 4.70%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Faridganj Upazila had 85,678 households and a population of 396,683. 95,352 (24.04%) were under 10 years of age. Faridganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 58.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1175 females per 1000 males. 35,090 (8.85%) lived in urban areas.[2][1]

Administration

Faridganj Upazila is divided into Faridganj Municipality and 15 union parishads: Dakshin Faridganj, Dakshin Gobindapur, Dakshin Paik Para, Dakshin Rupsha, Paschim Balithuba, Paschim Char Dukhia, Paschim Gupti, Paschim Subidpur, Purba Balithuba, Purba Char Dukhia, Purba Gupti, Purba Subidpur, Uttar Gobindapur, Uttar Paikpara, and Uttar Rupsha. The union parishads are subdivided into 159 mauzas and 161 villages.

Faridganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[3]

Education

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Faridganj Bangabandhu Degree College, founded in 1970, Gallak Adarsha College (1994), and Gridakalindia Hazera Hasmath Degree College (1995).[4]

According to Banglapedia, notable secondary schools include Baragaon High School (founded 1899), Basara High School (1926), Chandra Imam Ali High School and College (1918), Grehakalindia High School (1926), Kaonia Shaheed Habibullah High School (1926), Paikpara U.G High School (1913), and Rupsa Ahmadia High School (1913).[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  3. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Begum, Musammat Rahima (2012). "Faridganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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