Kotchandpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.4000° N 89.0167° E

Kotchandpur Upazila

Kotchandpur
Division_name
 - District
Khulna Division
 - Jhenaidah District
Coordinates 23.4000° N 89.0167° E
Area 165.66 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
107193
 - 647/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kotchandpur

Kotchandpur (Bengali: কোটচাঁদপুর) is an Upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Kotchandpur is located at 23.4000° N 89.0167° E . It has 19773 units of house hold and total area 165.66 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Kotchandpur has a population of 107193. Males constitute are 51.4% of the population, and females 48.6%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54897. Kotchandpur has an average literacy rate of 26.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Kotchandpur has 8 Unions/Wards, 114 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 79 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.