Kurigram Sadar Upazila
Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর | |
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UTC+6 (BST) | |
| Postal code | 5600[2] |
| Area code | 0581[3] |
| Website | kurigramsadar |
Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[4]
Geography
Kurigram Sadar is located at 25°49′00″N 89°39′00″E / 25.8167°N 89.6500°E. It has a total area 276.43 km2.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. (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] | ||
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
.
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 Agricultural University
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
- ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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