Kurigram Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650
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Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Upazila
Sadarpara Jame Masjid, Kurigram
Sadarpara Jame Masjid, Kurigram
Location of Kurigram Sadar
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
HeadquartersKurigram
Area
 • Total276.43 km2 (106.73 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[edit]

Kurigram Sadar is located at 25°49′00″N 89°39′00″E / 25.8167°N 89.6500°E / 25.8167; 89.6500. It has a total area 276.43 km2.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 182—    
1991 217+19.2%
2001 259+19.4%
2011 312+20.5%
2022 361+15.7%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]
Religions in Kurigram Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.74%
Hinduism
 
 7.20%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Administration[edit]

Kurigram Sadar Upazila is divided into Kurigram Municipality and eight union parishads: 1. Belgacha 2. 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.[2]

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

Education[edit]

  • Kurigram Government College
  • Kurigram Govt. Women's College
  • Mojida Degree College
  • Kurigram Govt. High School
  • Kurigram Govt. Girls' High School
  • Shuvesscha tutorial Homes, Mollah para, Kurigram
  • Mogalbasa Bilateral High School
  • Kurigram Polytechnic Institute, Kurigram
  • Kurigram Agriculture University

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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