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