Kurigram Sadar Upazila
Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Kurigram Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°ECoordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Kurigram District |
Area | |
• Total | 276.45 km2 (106.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 312,408 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | kurigramsadar |
Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography[]
Kurigram Sadar is located at 25°49′00″N 89°39′00″E / 25.8167°N 89.6500°E. It has a total area 276.45 km2.
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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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[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Community Report: Kurigram" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- Upazilas of Kurigram District
- Rangpur Division geography stubs