ABSTRACT
As the sample size is very small (1282 households in 32 villages), the population profile may not be strictly comparable with national population data compiled by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). However, a small baseline survey conducted on four categories gave a total of 6398 household members among which 3333 were males and 3065 were females. Of the total household members, about 2398 (37.6 per cent) were children aged 14 years and under, of whom 134 (2.1 per cent) were infants aged 12 months or under. In contrast, the aging population aged 65 years and over was found to be 4.2 per cent, while the economically active population (persons aged 15 years to 64 years) was observed to be 58 per cent (Table 2.1).
