Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram

Phulbari
ফুলবাড়ী
Upazila
Location of Phulbari
Coordinates: 25°57′N 89°34′E / 25.950°N 89.567°E / 25.950; 89.567
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
Area
 • Total
156.61 km2 (60.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
186,682
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5680[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Phulbari

Phulbari (Bengali: ফুলবাড়ী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Phulbari is located at 25°57′00″N 89°34′00″E / 25.9500°N 89.5667°E / 25.9500; 89.5667. It has 39,643 households and total area 156.61 km2.

It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lalmonirhat town, and was separated from Lalmonirhat District by Dharla River. Lalmonirhat is connected by kulaghat-Sonaikazi river crossing on Dharla river.

It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Kurigram town.

It is bounded by Nageshwari Upazila to the east, Kurigram Sadar and Rajarhat upazilas to the south, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila to the southwest and the Indian state of West Bengal to the north.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Phulbari Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 90.31%
Hinduism
 
 9.67%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Phulbari Upazila had 39,643 households and a population of 160,250. 37,035 (23.11%) were under 10 years of age. Phulbari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 12,895 (8.05%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Phulbari has a population of 129,668. Males constitute 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 62,699. Phulbari has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Phulbari Thana, formed in 1857, was turned into an upazila in 1984.[9]

Phulbari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baravita, Bhangamor, Kashipur, Nawdanga, Phulbari, and Shimulbari. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.[6]

The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.

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. ^ Mirza Md. Nasir Uddin (2012), "Phulbari Upazila (Kurigram District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  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.
  9. ^ "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.


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