2011 Bangladesh census

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.[1] The previous decennial census was the 2001 census.[2] Data were recorded 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 population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border in 2011.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ Islam, Sirajul; Islam, M Ataharul (2012). "Census". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh's census: In search of a common denominator". The Economist. March 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Anbarasan, Ethirajan (July 14, 2011). "Bangladesh and India begin joint census of border areas". BBC News.
  4. ↑ Bose, Raktima (July 19, 2011). "Census in Indian and Bangladesh enclaves ends". The Hindu.


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