Araihazar Upazila 4.84

Araihazar is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.GeographyAraihazar is located at. It has 52963 households and total area 183.35 km².DemographicsAs of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Araihazar has a population of 376550. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 142883. Araihazar has an average literacy rate of 32% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.EconomyAraihazar consists of both plain lands and Haor areas, not only self-sufficient in food and fish but also famous for powerloom, spinning mills, sizing mills & fabrics.Points of interest Baliapara Zamidar Bari Gopaldi Zamidar Bari Satgram Zamidar Bari Ambika Kutir of Mughal Era Manikpur Ferry Ghat & Meghna riverAdministrationAraihazar has 2 Municipality, 10 Unions, 108 Wards, 184 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 316 villages.CommunicationAraihazar is connected through Narayanganj, Dhaka, Narsingdi by road; Bancharampur upazila by launch and ferry. Regional highway runs through Sonargaon, Rupganj, Madhabdi route is important for road communications in this region. Araihazar-Dhaka direct bus services & Araihazar-Narsingdi CNG services are available.