Louhajang Upazila
Lohajang is an upazila of Munshiganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Lohajang is located at on the south bank of Padma River. It has a total area of 131.10 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Louhajang Upazila had 43,497 households and a population of 177,802. 9.33% of the population were under 5 years of age. Louhajang had a literacy rate of 77.98%: 79.68% for males and 76.41% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.55 males for every 100 females. 21,422 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Louhajang Upazila had 35,978 households and a population of 159,242. 33,395 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Louhajang had a literacy rate of 56.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1009 females per 1000 males. 4,945 lived in urban areas.
Administration
Louhajang Upazila is divided into ten union parishads:- Baultoli Union
- Bejgaon Union
- Gaodia Union
- Haldia Union
- Kalma Union
- Kanaksar Union
- Khidirpara Union
- Kumarbhog Union
- Lohajang-Teotia Union
- Medinimandal Union