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Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population exceeding 170 million within an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).
The sprawling mega-city of Dhaka has a huge population, but the majority of the people nonetheless still live in villages in rural areas. Urban population: 37.4% of total population (2019 est.) Rate of urbanization: 3.13% annual rate of change (2019 est.) Bangladesh is considered an urban country based on their population density [citation needed]
The urban population rose to 20% in 1991 and to 24% by 2001. In 2011, Bangladesh had an urban population of 28% and the rate of urban population growth was estimated at 2.8%. [3] At this growth rate, Bangladesh's urban population would reach 79 million or 42% of the population by 2035.
According to the 2011 census of Bangladesh, Saidpur Upazila had 58,137 households and a population of 264,461. 58,868 (22.26%) were under 10 years of age.Saidpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.56%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a gender ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 130,041 (49.17%) lived in urban areas.
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. [2] The previous decennial census was the 2001 census . [ 3 ]
Sidon (/ ˈ s aɪ d ən / SY-dən) or better known as Saida (/ ˈ s aɪ d ə, ˈ s ɑː ɪ d ə / SY-də, SAH-id-ə; Arabic: صيدا, romanized: Ṣaydā) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast in the South Governorate , of which it is the capital.
According to the census, Hindus were 10.5 per cent of the population, down from 12.1 per cent as of 1981. Bangladesh have a population of 106,314,992 as per the 1991 national census report. As many as 93,886,769 reported that they were Muslims, 11,184,337 reported as Hindus, 616,626 as Buddhists, 350,839 as Christians and 276,418 as others. [1]
According to the census, Hindus were 9.2 per cent of the population, down from 10.5 per cent as of 1991. [3] The census data were collected from January 23 to 27, 2001. The 2001 census was the first in Bangladesh to use optical mark recognition (OMR) technology. [4] Bangladesh had a population of 124,355,263 as per the 2001 census report.