Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[4] in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 42,199 households and total area 140.91 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Tongibari Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.81%
Hinduism
 
 7.18%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tongibari Upazila had 42,199 households and a population of 197,173, of which 41,986 (21.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tongibari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1,000 males. 17,706 (8.98%) inhabitants lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176,881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 83,593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[9]

Education

Primary schools

Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.

  • Tongibary Model Govt. Primary School
  • Panchgaon Govt Primary School
  • Uttor Kurmira Govt Primary School

Secondary schools

Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.

  • SVARNAGRAM R. N. HIGH SCHOOL
  • PANCHGAON AL-HAZ WAHED ALI DEWAN HIGH SCHOOL
  • BETKA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
  • KALMA LAKSHMIKANTA HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
  • TONGIBARI PILOT GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
  • KHIDIRPARA HIGH SCHOOL
  • BANARI HIGH SCHOOL
  • PURA D. C. HIGH SCHOOL
  • SONARANG GOVT. PILOT MODEL HIGH SCHOOL
  • PAIKPARA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
  • OUTSHAHEE RADHANATH HIGH SCHOOL
  • DIGHIRPAR A. C. INSTITUTION
  • BRAHMANBHITA UNION HIGH SCHOOL
  • ABDULLAPUR HIGH SCHOOL
  • BALIGAON HIGH SCHOOL
  • BAZRAJOGINI J. K. HIGH SCHOOL
  • RONGMAHER HIGH SCHOOL
  • CHATHATIPARA SHEIKH KABEL ADARSHA HIGH SCHOOL
  • HAZI ABDUL GONI ABDUL KARIM HIGH SCHOOL
  • ARIAL SHORNOMAYEE HIGH SCHOOL

Colleges

  • Bikrampur Tongibari College


See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Tongibari Upazila". 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 24 February 2025.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Munshiganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-282-5.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Munshiganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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