Kurigram Sadar Upazila

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Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Upazila
Kurigram Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Kurigram Sadar
Kurigram Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total276.45 km2 (106.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total312,408
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekurigramsadar.kurigram.gov.bd

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Kurigram Sadar is located at

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25°49′00″N 89°39′00″E / 25.8167°N 89.6500°E / 25.8167; 89.6500. It has a total area 276.45 km2.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 182—    
1991 217+19.2%
2001 259+19.4%
2011 160−38.2%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar Upazila had 72,592 households and a population of 312,408, 25.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.1% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 46.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

Administration[]

Kurigram Sadar Upazila is divided into Kurigram Municipality and eight union parishads: Belgacha, Bhogdanga, Ghogadhoh, Holokhana, Jatrapur, Kanthalbari, Mogolbasa, and Panchgachi. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 266 villages.[2]

Kurigram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 106 mahallas.[2]

Education[]

  • Kurigram Government College
  • Mojida Degree College
  • Kurigram Govt. High School
  • Kurigram Govt. Girls' High School
  • Shuvesscha tutorial Homes, Mollah para, Kurigram
  • Mogalbasa Bilateral High School

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Md Kamal Hossain (2012), "Kurigram Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Community Report: Kurigram" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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