Monday, March 18, 2013

Rajbari District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Rajbari District (Dhaka division) with an area of 1118.8 sq km, is bounded by pabna district on the north, faridpur and magura districts on the south, manikganj district on the east, kushtia and Jhenaidah districts on the west. The land of the district is mainly alluvial raised from the Padma. Main rivers besides the Padma (Ganges) are Jalangi, kumar, gorai-madhumati, Harai and Chandana. Annual average temperature: maximum 35.8 oC and minimum 12.6 oC; annual rainfall 2105 mm.

Rajbari At a Glance

Area: 1118.8 Km2
Upazila Road: 584.89 Km
Union Road: 1528.84 Km
Village Road: 2819.48 Km VA
3535.64 Km VB
Population: 14,44,340
Density: 450.7 per Km2
Literacy: 36.4 %
Upazilas: 8
Union: 68
Pourashavas: 4
Primary Schools: 1134
High Schools: 194
Colleges: 17

Upazilas

Baliakandi
Goalanda
Kalukhali
Pangsha
Rajbari Sadar