Barhatta Upazila

Barhatta (Bengali: বারহাট্টা) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Barhatta

বারহাট্টা
Upazila
Barhatta
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°54′N 90°52.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total221.5 km2 (85.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total180,449
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitehttp://barhatta.netrokona.gov.bd/

Geography

Barhatta is located at 24.9000°N 90.8750°E / 24.9000; 90.8750 and located on the banks of the Kangsha River close to the haor areas. Barhatta Upazila has an area of 221.50 km2

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Barhatta had a population of 180,449. Males constituted 50.19% of the population and females 49.81%. Muslims formed 89.32% of the population, Hindus 10.65%, Christians 0.01%, and others 0.02%. Barhatta had a literacy rate of 37.55% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barhatta has a population of 142,174. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 71,214. Barhatta has an average literacy rate of 23.8% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4% literacy.[3]

Administration

Barhatta has 7 unions/wards, 148 mauzas/mahallas, and 228 villages.

See also

References
  1. Md. Abdus Shahid (2012), "Barhatta Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrakona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
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