Madaripur

Madaripur

মাদারিপুর
Madaripur মাদারিপুর
Postal code
Telephone area code	0661
Website	sadar.madaripur.gov.bd

Madaripur is a town in Dhaka division in south-central Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Madaripur District. It is named for Shah Madar, a Sufi saint who spread Islam in the region.

Demographics

Religions in Madaripur (2011)^[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			89.58%
Hinduism			10.31%
Other or not stated			0.11%

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census, Madaripur had 14,112 households and a population of 62,690. 12,668 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Madaripur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1018 females per 1000 males.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Community Tables: Madaripur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-1] "Community Tables: Madaripur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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