Singair Upazila

Singair (Bengali: সিঙ্গাইর) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Savar- Singair Regional Highway
Singair
সিঙ্গাইর
Upazila
Singair is located in Bangladesh
Singair
Singair
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°48′55″N 90°08′03″E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictManikganj District
Area
 • Total217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total231,628
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Singair

Geography

Singair is located at 23.8167°N 90.1500°E / 23.8167; 90.1500. It has 44151 households and total area 217.38 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Singair has a population of 461628. Males constitute 50.47% of the population, and females 49.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 267789. Singair has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Singair Upazila is divided into Singair Municipality and 11 union parishads: Jamsha, Charigram, Singair, Dhalla, Bayra, Chandhar, Baldahara, Joymontop, Jamirta, Saista, and Talibpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 137 mauzas and 241 villages.

Singair Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.[3]

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are three colleges in the upazila.[4]

According to Banglapedia, Dakkhin Jamsha High School founded in 1969, Basiruddin Foundation High School (Jamsha Union), Baira High School (1949), Charigram S A Khan High School (1948), Golaidanga High School (1967), Jamirta SG Multilateral High School (1921), Talebpur Adarsho High school (1973), Joymontop High School (1929), Nabagram Multilateral High School (1921), Shahrail High School (1964), Singair Pilot High School (1940), and Singair Pilot Girl's High School are notable secondary schools.[1]

See also

References
  1. MA Ramzan (2012), "Singair Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "List of Colleges" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


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