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Madhabdi

Madhabdi
মাধবদী
City and Municipality
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabdi
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabdi
Madhabdi is located in Dhaka division
Madhabdi
Madhabdi
Location in Dhaka division
Madhabdi is located in Bangladesh
Madhabdi
Madhabdi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°51′09″N 90°40′21″E / 23.8525°N 90.6726°E / 23.8525; 90.6726
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictNarsingdi
UpazilaNarsingdi Sadar
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyMadhabdi Paurashava
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
73,910
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
1600
Area code06257[2]
National Dialing Code+880

Madhabdi (Bengali: মাধবদী) is a pourashava (municipal corporation) in Narsingdi District, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It's an A grade municipality and also Madhabdi has declared as a thana on 29 February 2016. Madhabdi is a densely textile commercial and industrial area.[3]

History

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In 1971 a column of Pakistan army with two trucks were ambushed here by Mukti Bahini.[4]

Demographics

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Religions in Madhabdi (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 89.50%
Hinduism
 
 10.48%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Madhabdi city had a population of 73,910 and a literacy rate of 81.78%.[1]: 388–394 

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madhabdi city had 11,323 households and a population of 49,583. 10,238 (20.65%) were under 10 years of age. Madhabdi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.99%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 718 females per 1000 males.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Power crisis casts a bad spell on Narsingdi". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Firdousi, Ishrat. "War up close". bdnews24.com (Opinion). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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