Sakhipur Upazila


Sakhipur is an upazila of Tangail District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
WWW sakhipur.tangail.gov.bd

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sakhipur Upazila had 89,168 households and a population of 322,345. 8.65% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sakhipur had a literacy rate of 66.87%: 70.21% for males and 64.01% for females, and a sex ratio of 87.75 males for every 100 females. 73,964 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sakhipur Upazila had 71,009 households and a population of 277,685. 60,420 were under 10 years of age. Sakhipur had a literacy rate of 41.06%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1103 females per 1000 males. 45,645 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 3,946, of which Koch were 2,544 and Barman 1,235.

Administration

Sakhipur Upazila is divided into Sakhipur Municipality and Ten union parishads: Baheratoil, Dariapur, Gazaria, Hatibandha, Jadabpur, Kakrajan, Kalia, and Kalmegha, Borochawna and Hateya Razabari. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 122 villages.
Sakhipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.