Narayanganj

Satellite-derived indicators and census employment for Narayanganj, ranked against all 64 districts. Ranks order districts by raw value, highest first, with no judgment attached.

Source: Sources and vintages are shown beside every district indicatorVerified

Indicators

Source: BDPolicyLab district profile

Coverage groups

Source: BDPolicyLab district profile

Non-farm employment

663,062

Source: BBS Economic Census 2013 (non-farm establishments)

Wealth and urbanization

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Relative Wealth Index0.58 RWI (z-scored)rank 2 of 64national median -0.06

Meta Data for Good RWI (HDX), ~2.4 km grid · 2021

Night-time Lights4.90 radiance (nW/cm2/sr)rank 2 of 64national median 0.71

NASA/NOAA VIIRS DNB monthly composite · 2023

Built-up Area7.70 % of districtrank 2 of 64national median 1.70

JRC GHSL built-up surface · 2020

Environment and climate

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Annual Rainfall2,435 mm/yrrank 27 of 64national median 2,289

UCSB CHIRPS · 2024

Air Temperature25.79 degrees Crank 33 of 64national median 25.80

ECMWF ERA5-Land · 2024

Land Surface Temperature27.14 degrees Crank 15 of 64national median 26.57

MODIS MOD11A2 daytime LST · 2024

Vegetation (NDVI)0.48 NDVIrank 53 of 64national median 0.54

MODIS MOD13A1 · 2024

Air quality

Values retain the source unit, national rank, median, and source vintage.

Air Quality (NO2)14.31 mol/m2 (x1e-5)rank 1 of 64national median 3.51

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI · 2024

Aerosol Optical Depth0.58 AOD 550nmrank 33 of 64national median 0.59

MODIS MAIAC · 2024

What do people work in?

663,062 persons engaged in non-farm establishments.

Manufacturing461,005 · 69.5%

Wholesale & retail trade114,861 · 17.3%

Other (utilities, mining, real estate, professional, admin, arts)30,332 · 4.6%

Accommodation & food service19,322 · 2.9%

Education14,552 · 2.2%

Source: BBS Economic Census 2013 (non-farm establishments)

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