Sandwip is an Upazila of Chittagong District

Chittagong District

Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, second largest city in Bangladesh, is located in this district.-History:...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Sandwip is located at 22.4833°N 91.4417°E . It has 45389 units of house hold and total area 762.42 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Sandwip has a population of 272,179. Males constitute are 49.68% of the population, and females 50.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122,499. Sandwip has an average literacy rate of 45% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.