Kishoreganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.9111° N 89.0250° E

Kishoreganj Upazila

Kishoreganj
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Nilphamari District
Coordinates 25.9111° N 89.0250° E
Area 264.98 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
246201
 - 929/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kishoreganj

Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Kishoreganj is located at 25.9111° N 89.0250° E . It has 50999 units of house hold and total area 264.98 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Kishoreganj has a population of 246201. Males constitute are 51.19% of the population, and females 48.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122233. Kishoreganj has an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Kishoreganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 71 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 72 vilages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.