Alamdanga Upazila
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Alamdanga আলমডাঙ্গা |
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| Upazila | |
 Alamdanga
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| Coordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°ECoordinates: 23°45.5′N 88°57′E / 23.7583°N 88.950°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Chuadanga District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 380.38 km2 (146.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 308,917 |
| • Density | 681/km2 (1,760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Alamdanga |
Alamdanga (Bengali: আলমডাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It covers an area of 380.38 square kilometres (146.87 sq mi).
Alamdanga is located at 23°45′30″N 88°57′00″E / 23.7583°N 88.9500°E. It has 44,699 households and total area 360.4 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alamdanga has a population of 245524. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This upazila's population of individuals 18 and over is 127,055. Alamdanga has an average literacy rate of 23.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
As of the 2001 census, the population of the upazila was 308,917; male 158,951, female 149,966; Muslim 299,878, Hindu 8,919, Christian 11 and others 109.
Main source sources of income: Agriculture 41.76%, non-agriculture labourer 27.35%, industry 0.84%, business 12.54%, service 3.78%, construction 0.87%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.43%, transport and communication 2.89% and others 6.01%.
A number of educational institutions are in Alamdanga.
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