Alamdanga Upazila: Difference between revisions

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Alamdanga Upazila (chuadanga district) area 364.66 sq km, located in between 23°37' and 23°50' north latitudes and in between 88°47' and 89°00' east longitudes. It is bounded by mirpur (kustia) and gangni upazilas on the north, harinakunda and kustia sadar upazilas on the east, chuadanga sadar and damurhuda upazilas on the south, meherpur sadar and gangni upazilas on the west.

Population Total 345922; male 172932, female 172990; Muslim 336715, Hindu 9050 and others 157.

Water bodies Main rivers: kumar and nabaganga.

Administration Alamdanga Thana was turned into an upazila in 1982.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	14	123	204	78372	267550	949	49.54 (2001)	43.4

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
9.60 (2001)	9	19	32048	2817 (2001)	63.1

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
46.97 (2001)	14	46324	897 (2001)	46.5

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Male	Female	Literacy rate (%)
Kalidaspur 51	4937	11595	11710	42.0
Kumari 87	5015	9189	9057	44.3
Khadimpur 71	6023	10117	9738	56.4
Khaskara 79	7128	11329	11536	40.1
Gangni 39	6232	12280	11762	55.9
Chithla 27	6580	11340	11273	54.1
Jamjami 55	5408	9185	9313	40.3
Jehala 63	5342	11168	11118	44.4
Dauki 31	6031	9170	9561	39.0
Nagdaha 94	11710	15974	16194	36.6
Baradi 15	5303	9814	9769	41.8
Belgachhi 13	4669	7162	7264	39.8
Bhangabaria 23	6924	13949	13765	41.5
Hardi 47	6439	14886	14656	40.4

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics 'Gholdari Mosque (Nagdaha), Teyorbila Mosque (Khaskarra), Jamjami Mosque, Bademaju Mosque, Sonatanpur Mandir and Gholdari Nilkuthi.

Historical events In eighteenth century the peasants of Alamdanga revolted against indigo plantation. Maheshchandra Chatterjee united the peasants and led armed revolution against the indigo planters and resisted them.

War of Liberation During the war of liberation a number of rajakars and Pak soilders were killed or wounded in encounters with the freedom fighters in Baliapur and Benagari villages. Freedom fighters had encounters with Pak army at Shukcha-Bajitpur, Hatboalia, Enayetpur, Baradi, Nimoniganj, Paikpara, kakiladaha and some other places of the upazila. A mass grave has been discovered on the bank of GK Canal adjacent to the Alamdanga railway station.

For details: see আলমডাঙ্গা উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১।

Religious institutions Mosque 228, temple 4, church 4.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 45.7%; Male 47.1%, female 44.3%. Noted educational institutions: Alamdanga College (1965), M S Joha Degree College (1994), Alamdanga Multilateral (Pilot) Secondary School (1914), Hat Boalia Secondary School (1925), Munshiganj Academy (1944).

Cultural organizations Library 2, club 18, theatre group 7, cinema hall 7.

Main source sources of income' Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service' 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 62.44%, landless 37.56%; agricultural landowner: urban 50.12%, rural 65.93%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane, pulse, potato, corn, gram, tobacco, betel nut, betel leaf.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops' Sesame, mustard, indigo.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, banana.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 3, dairy 4, poultry 17.

Communication facilities Pucca road 305 km, semi pucca road 47 km, mud road 484 km; railways 19 km; waterway 10 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, boat, horse carriage.

Noted manufactories Sugar mill, flour mill, rice mill, threshed rice (chira) mill, saw mill, ice factory.

Cottage industries Weaving, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work, cane work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Total hats bazars are 24, fairs 2, most noted of which are Munshiganj Hat, Alamdanga Hat, Asmankhali Hat, Gokulkhali Hat, Boalia Hat and Baul Mela (Gopinathpur) and Poush Samkranti Mela.

''Main exports Tobacco, betel leaf, betel nut, jute.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of this upazila are under electricity net-work. However 59.7% of the dwelling households only have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.4%, tap 0.6% and others 2.0%. The level of arsenic contamination in the tube-well water is 34.94% which is 34.89% higher than normal level. As a result a lot of people are suffering from many diseases including skin disease.

Sanitation 39.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 52.8% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 7.3% of households do not have sanitation facilities.

Heath centres Upazila health complex 1, health and family welfare centre 14.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, care, Wave Foundation, Sajaag, Sreejani. [Md Faysal Kibria]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural Survey Report of Alamdanga Upazila 2007.

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-'''Alamdanga Upazila''' ([[Chuadanga District|chuadanga district]]) area 380.38 sq km, located in between 23°37' and 23°50' north latitudes and in between 88°47' and 89°00' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Mirpur Upazila|mirpur]] ([[Kushtia District|kustia]]) and [[Gangni Upazila|gangni]] upazilas on the north, [[Harinakunda Upazila|harinakunda]] and [[Kushtia Sadar Upazila|kustia sadar]] upazilas on the east, [[Chuadanga Sadar Upazila|chuadanga sadar]] and [[Damurhuda Upazila|damurhuda]] upazilas on the south, [[Meherpur Sadar Upazila|meherpur sadar]] and [[Gangni Upazila|gangni]] upazilas on the west.
+'''Alamdanga Upazila''' ([[Chuadanga District|chuadanga district]]) area 364.66 sq km, located in between 23°37' and 23°50' north latitudes and in between 88°47' and 89°00' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Mirpur Upazila|mirpur]] ([[Kushtia District|kustia]]) and [[Gangni Upazila|gangni]] upazilas on the north, [[Harinakunda Upazila|harinakunda]] and [[Kushtia Sadar Upazila|kustia sadar]] upazilas on the east, [[Chuadanga Sadar Upazila|chuadanga sadar]] and [[Damurhuda Upazila|damurhuda]] upazilas on the south, [[Meherpur Sadar Upazila|meherpur sadar]] and [[Gangni Upazila|gangni]] upazilas on the west.
-''Population'' Total 308917; male 158951, female 149966; Muslim 299878, Hindu 8919, Christian 11 and others 109.
+''Population'' Total 345922; male 172932, female 172990; Muslim 336715, Hindu 9050 and others 157.
 ''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Kumar River|kumar]] and [[Nabaganga River|nabaganga]].
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+| Area (sq km) || Mouza || Population || Density (per sq km) || Literacy rate  (%)
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+| 46.97 (2001)  || 14 || 46324 || 897 (2001) || 46.5
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+| Kalidaspur 51 || 4937 || 11595  || 11710 || 42.0
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+| Kumari 87 || 5015 || 9189  || 9057 || 44.3
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+| Khadimpur 71 || 6023 || 10117  || 9738 || 56.4
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+| Khaskara 79 || 7128 || 11329  || 11536 || 40.1
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+| Gangni 39 || 6232 || 12280  || 11762 || 55.9
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+| Chithla 27 || 6580 || 11340  || 11273 || 54.1
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+| Jamjami 55 || 5408 || 9185  || 9313 || 40.3
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+| Jehala 63 || 5342 || 11168  || 11118 || 44.4
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+| Dauki 31 || 6031 || 9170  || 9561 || 39.0
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+| Nagdaha 94 || 11710 || 15974  || 16194 || 36.6
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+| Baradi 15 || 5303 || 9814  || 9769 || 41.8
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+| Belgachhi 13 || 4669 || 7162  || 7264 || 39.8
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+| Bhangabaria 23 || 6924 || 13949  || 13765 || 41.5
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+''Source  ''Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
-''Source  ''Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
+''Archaeological heritage and relics'' 'Gholdari Mosque (Nagdaha), Teyorbila Mosque (Khaskarra), Jamjami Mosque, Bademaju Mosque, Sonatanpur Mandir and Gholdari Nilkuthi.
-Archaeological heritage and relics 'Gholdari Mosque (Nagdaha), Teyorbila Mosque (Khaskarra), Jamjami Mosque, Bademaju Mosque, Sonatanpur Mandir and Gholdari Nilkuthi.
+''Historical events''  In eighteenth century the peasants of Alamdanga revolted against indigo plantation. Maheshchandra Chatterjee united the peasants and led armed revolution against the indigo planters and resisted them.
-''Historical events''  In eighteen century the peasants of Alamdanga revolted against the indigo plantation. Maheshchandra Chatterjee united the peasants and led armed revolution against the indigo planters. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] a number of rajakars and Pak soilders were killed or wounded in frontal encounters with the freedom fighters in Baliapur and Benagari villages.
+''War of Liberation''  During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] a number of rajakars and Pak soilders were killed or wounded in encounters with the freedom fighters in Baliapur and Benagari villages. Freedom fighters had encounters with Pak army at Shukcha-Bajitpur, Hatboalia, Enayetpur, Baradi, Nimoniganj, Paikpara, kakiladaha and some other places of the upazila. A mass grave has been discovered on the bank of GK Canal adjacent to the Alamdanga railway station.
+For details: see  আলমডাঙ্গা উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১।
 [[Image:AlamdangaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
-Marks of the War of Liberation 'Mass grave 1 (on the bank of GK Canal adjacent to the Alamdanga railway station).
 ''Religious institutions'' Mosque 228, temple 4, church 4.
-''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 39.96%; Male 42.92%, female 36.83%. Noted educational institutions: Alamdanga College (1965), M S Joha Degree College (1994), Alamdanga Multilateral (Pilot) Secondary School (1914), Hat Boalia Secondary School (1925), Munshiganj Academy (1944).
+''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.7%; Male 47.1%, female 44.3%. Noted educational institutions: Alamdanga College (1965), M S Joha Degree College (1994), Alamdanga Multilateral (Pilot) Secondary School (1914), Hat Boalia Secondary School (1925), Munshiganj Academy (1944).
 ''Cultural organizations'' Library 2, club 18, theatre group 7, cinema hall 7.
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 ''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 3, dairy 4, poultry 17.
-''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 58.40 km, semi pucca road 45.50 km, mud road 359.50 km; railways 22 km.
+''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 305 km, semi pucca road 47 km, mud road 484 km; railways 19 km; waterway 10 km.
 ''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, boat, horse carriage.
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 ''''Main exports'' Tobacco, betel leaf, betel nut, jute.
-''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of this upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 29.15% of the dwelling households only have access to electricity.
+''Access to electricity''  All the wards and unions of this upazila are under electricity net-work. However 59.7% of the dwelling households only have access to electricity.
-''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.73%, pond 0.07%, tap 0.56% and others 6.64%. The level of arsenic contamination in the tube-well water is 34.94% which is 34.89% higher than normal level. As a result a lot of' people are suffering from many diseases including skin disease.
+''Sources of drinking water''  Tube-well 97.4%, tap 0.6% and others 2.0%. The level of arsenic contamination in the tube-well water is 34.94% which is 34.89% higher than normal level. As a result a lot of  people are suffering from many diseases including skin disease.
-''Sanitation'' 20.76% of dwelling households (rural 16.40% and urban 36.10%) of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 39.37% of dwelling houses (urban 40.03% and rural 37.04%) use non-sanitary latrines; 39.87% of households do not have sanitation facilities.
+''Sanitation''  39.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 52.8% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 7.3% of households do not have sanitation facilities.
 ''Heath centres''  Upazila health complex 1, health and family welfare centre 14.
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 ''NGO activities''  Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA| asa]], care, Wave Foundation, Sajaag, Sreejani. [Md Faysal Kibria]
-'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural Survey Report of Alamdanga Upazila 2007.
+'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural Survey Report of Alamdanga Upazila 2007.
 [[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]