Haziganj Upazila
Haziganj or Hajiganj is an upazila of Chandpur District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Haziganj is located at. Hajiganj upazila has a total area of 189.90 km2, located in between 23°12' and 23°20' north latitudes and in between 90°45' and 90°55' east longitudes. It is bounded by Kachua and Matlab Dakshin upazilas on the north, Faridganj and Ramganj upazilas on the south, Shahrasti upazila on the east, Matlab Dakshin and Chandpur Sadar upazilas on the west.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Hajiganj Upazila had 84,061 households and a population of 360,367. 10.70% of the population were under 5 years of age. Hajiganj had a literacy rate of 80.46%: 80.17% for males and 80.71% for females, and a sex ratio of 86.57 males for every 100 females. 102,304 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Hajiganj Upazila had 65,697 households and a population of 330,477. 79,699 were under 10 years of age. Hajiganj had a literacy rate of 60.59%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1106 females per 1000 males. 69,434 lived in urban areas.
Economy
Main exports are Jute, Jute made products.Administration
Haziganj Upazila is divided into Haziganj Municipality and 12 union parishads: Bakila, Dakshin Gandharbapur, Dakshin Kalocho, Hajiganj, Hatila Paschim, Hatila Purba, Paschim Barkur, Purba Barkur, Uttar Gandharabpur, Uttar Kalocho, Uttar Rajgaon and Daddoshgram Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 120 mauzas and 149 villages.Haziganj Municipality is subdivided into 12 wards and 18 mahallas.