Araihazar Upazila

Araihazar
আড়াইহাজার
Upazila
Araihazar Upazila
Araihazar is located in Bangladesh
Araihazar
Araihazar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°47.5′N 90°39′E / 23.7917°N 90.650°E / 23.7917; 90.650
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictNarayanganj District
Thana1977
Upazila1983
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanJunayed Habib
 • MP (Narayanganj-2)Nazrul Islam Babu
Area
 • Total183.35 km2 (70.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total376,550
 • Density2,053/km2 (5,320/sq mi)
DemonymAraihazari
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Araihazar

Araihazar (Bengali: আড়াইহাজার) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Narayanganj District in Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]

Etymology

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.

History

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]

Geography

Araihazar is located at 23°47′30″N 90°39′00″E / 23.7917°N 90.6500°E / 23.7917; 90.6500. It has 52963 households and total area 183.35 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Araihazar has a population of 376550. 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.[3]

Administration

Araihazar Upazila is divided into Araihazar Municipality, Gopaldi Municipality, and ten union parishads: Bishnandi, Brahmmandi, Duptara, Fatepur, Highjadi, Kalapaharia, Kagkanda, Mahmudpur, Satgram, and Uchitpur.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mokammel Hossain Bhuiyan (2012). "Araihazar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ উপজেলার পটভূমি [Upazila's background]. Araihazar Upazila (in Bengali).
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ পৌরসভা ও ইউনিয়নসমূহ [Municipalities and unions]. Araihazar Upazila.