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At a glance Savar Upozilla

avar is a city in central Bangladesh, near Dhaka and in Dhaka district. Located at a distance of 24 km from Dhaka, this city is the nearest city to Dhaka. It is the 2nd largest city in Dhaka district and is part of Dhaka Megacity. It is the headquarters of Savar Upazila. Savar has a total area of 13.54 square kilometers and a total population of 296,851, making it the 11th largest city in Bangladesh. Savar is very important for communication, industry, commerce and education. Bangladesh's longest road N5 passes through the city. There are many small industrial factories and garments here. Above all, what Savar is most famous for is the National Monument of Bangladesh.


history

The story of the marriage of Harishchandra Raja's elder daughter Anuda with Gopinath, the son of the Tantric Maharani of Mainamati and the dowry of the younger daughter Paduna is heard by many in Savar. Sivachandra Roy, the twelfth son of Harishchandra, passed away after spending his last life in Kashi Gaya. Shubharaj and Yuvraj, the first and second sons of Shivachandra's eleventh male Taruraj Khan, moved to Hooghly. The third and fourth sons, intelligent and fortunate, accepted the holy religion of Islam. One of their descendants became famous as Siddha Purusha and his tomb still exists today as Khandkar's dargah in Konda village.


When the local government system was introduced in 1959, Savar Thana Council was formed and Savar Municipality was formed in 1991.[2]


geography

Savar is situated at the confluence of the Banshi and Dhaleswari rivers, 24 km northwest of the capital Dhaka. It lies from 23º44΄ north latitude to 24º02΄ north latitude and from 90º11΄ east longitude to 90º22΄ longitude. Its total area is 13.54 square kilometers. The area belongs to the southern part of the Madhupur Pleistocene Highlands. Its ground level is quite high. The elevated land is known as 'chala' and the low area between the two elevated lands is known as 'baid'.[3]


population

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Savar is 296,851.[2] Out of which 132,698 are males and 124,062 are females and this huge population lives in 60,290 households. Population density is 11,306 people per square kilometer. The male to female sex ratio is 100:107 and the literacy rate is 66.5% (above 7 years).[2]


 

Union Name & Geo Code   Area   male   female     Total Population


Aminbazar 15      10.94    20397     17103           37500

Ashulia 18           26.01    78305      65647          143952

Yarpur 94            26.35     63234       53602         116876

Kaundia 50         11.47     14952        12844          27796

Tamarind 89        15.55    58214         48715         106929

Dhamsona 39     32.77     162372      145652       308024

Pathalia 72        28.74       49001        44149         93150

Bangram 22     18.05        17786        15841         33627

Birulia 33          30.14         22392        18796       41188

Bhakurta 33      21.06         23746         21201      44947

Shimulia 83       34.66        46987          42236       89223

Savar 78           10.20          24360         21527       45887



reference

  Area, Household, Population and Literacy Rate of the Cities, 2011". Population & Housing Census-2011 Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.