Sirajdikhan Upazila
Sirajdikhan is an upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Villages in Sirajdikhan include Gopal Pur. Its total area is 180.19 km2. A large quantity of vegetables for the capital Dhaka is supplied by this upazila. This upazila is also famous for patkhir all over the country.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sirajdikhan Upazila had 77,999 households and a population of 316,473. 8.90% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sirajdikhan had a literacy rate of 77.38%: 78.57% for males and 76.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.18 males for every 100 females. 37,562 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Serajdikhan Upazila had 34,760 households and a population of 288,107. 63,049 were under 10 years of age. Serajdikhan had a literacy rate of 64.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 3,829 lived in urban areas.
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sirajdikhan had a population of 229,085. Males constituted 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. The population aged 18 or over was 108,535. Sirajdikhan has an average literacy rate of 33.9%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.