Kurigram Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Kurigram Sadar
Native Name:কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:25°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Seat Type:Headquarters
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Kurigram
Seat:Kurigram
Area Total Km2:276.43
Population Total:312408
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

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

Geography

Kurigram Sadar is located at 25.8167°N 89.65°W. It has a total area 276.43 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar Upazila had 72,592 households and a population of 312,408. 74,572 (23.87%) were under 10 years of age. Kurigram Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.14%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1022 females per 1000 males. 80,810 (25.87%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar has a population of 217311. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106925. Kurigram Sadar has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Kurigram Sadar Upazila is divided into Kurigram Municipality and eight union parishads: 1. Belgacha2. Bhogdanga, 3. Ghogadhoh, 4. Holokhana, 5. Jatrapur, 6. Kanthalbari, 7. Mogolbasa, and 8. Panchgachi. 9. Republic of dombili

The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 266 villages.

Kurigram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 106 mahallas.[1]

Education

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kurigram district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .