Kurigram Sadar Upazila

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[2]

Kurigram Sadar কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Upazila
Kurigram Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Kurigram District
Area
• Total	276.45 km^2 (106.74 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	312,408[1]
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	kurigramsadar.kurigram.gov.bd

Geography

Kurigram Sadar is located at 25.8167°N 89.6500°E / 25.8167; 89.6500 . It has 40310 households and total area 276.45 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar has a population of 217311. Males constitute 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]

Administration

Kurigram Sadar has 9 Unions/Wards, 169 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 256 villages. Krisnopur is the largest mauza in kurigram.

Education

Kurigram Government College
Kurigram Govt. Women College
Mojida Degree College
Kurigram Govt. High School
Kurigram Govt. Girls' High School
Shuvesscha tutorial Homes, Mollah para, Kurigram
Mogalbasa Bilateral High School

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Bhurungamari Upazila
• Nageshwari Upazila
• Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram
• Rajarhat Upazila
• Ulipur Upazila
• Chilmari Upazila
• Raomari Upazila
• Char Rajibpur Upazila

References

1. "Kurigram (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
2. 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
3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.