Settlement Type: | City and Municipality |
Official Name: | Kishoreganj |
Native Name: | কিশোরগঞ্জ |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 24.4385°N 90.7764°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kishoreganj |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Kishoreganj Sadar |
Government Type: | Mayor–Council |
Governing Body: | Kishoreganj Municipality |
Leader Title: | Paura Mayor |
Leader Name: | khalekuzzaman rumman [1] |
Established Title2: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 11.3 |
Population Total: | 103,798[2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Bangladesh Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2300 |
Blank Name: | National Dialing Code |
Blank Info: | +880 |
Blank1 Name: | Local Dialing Code |
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It lies on the Narsunda River.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Paurashava had 21,879 households and a population of 103,798. Out of this total, 20,848 inhabitants (20.09%) were under 10 years of age. Kishoreganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.54%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males.[3] [4]