Kamarkhanda Upazila

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Kamarkhanda
কামারখন্দ
Upazila
Kamarkhanda is located in Bangladesh
Kamarkhanda
Kamarkhanda
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E / 24.367°N 89.7050°E / 24.367; 89.7050Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E / 24.367°N 89.7050°E / 24.367; 89.7050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictSirajganj District
Area
 • Total91.61 km2 (35.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total105,997
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kamarkhanda

Kamarkhanda (Bengali: কামারখন্দ) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Kamarkhanda is located at

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24°22′00″N 89°42′15″E / 24.3667°N 89.7042°E / 24.3667; 89.7042. It has 19181 households and total area 91.61 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 105,997. Males constitute 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 51,649. Kamarkhanda has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Kamarkhanda Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bhadraghat, Jamtail, Jhawail, and Roydaulatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 55 mauzas and 93 villages.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sufia Parveen (2012), "Kamarkhanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sirajganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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