Kurigram Sadar Upazila

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
 • Total
276.43 km2 (106.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
361,408
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5600[2]
Area code0581[3]
Websitekurigramsadar.kurigram.gov.bd

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

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

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[5]
Religions in Kurigram Sadar Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.38%
Hinduism
 
 6.60%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[5][7]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Kurigram Sadar has a population of 217,311. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106,925. Kurigram Sadar has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

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.[5]

Kurigram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 106 mahallas.[5]

Education

  • 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

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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