Belkuchi Upazila

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Belkuchi
বেলকুচি
Upazila
Belkuchi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°17.5′N 89°42′E / 24.2917°N 89.700°E / 24.2917; 89.700Coordinates: 24°17.5′N 89°42′E / 24.2917°N 89.700°E / 24.2917; 89.700
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Sirajganj District
Area
 • Total 164.31 km2 (63.44 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 245,164
 • Density 1,492/km2 (3,860/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Belkuchi

Belkuchi (Bengali: বেলকুচি) is an Upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is famous for handloom cottage industries and Shohagpur Hutt.

Geography

Belkuchi is located at 24°17′30″N 89°42′00″E / 24.2917°N 89.7000°E / 24.2917; 89.7000 . It has 42413 units of house hold and total area 164.31 km².

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116311. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Belkuchi has 6 Unions/Wards, 110 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 132 villages.

Important person

  • Late.Mir Abdur Rashid:The Legend of Belkuchi
  • Quraish Khan: Businessman & Social Worker
  • Abdul Hai Sarker: Businessman
  • Altaf Hossain Sarker: Businessman
  • Md Fazle Rabbi: Businessman & Social Worker
  • Md Mozammel Huq: Retd.Justice & former Member of Parliament
  • Md Abdul Latif Biswas: Former Minister & Member of Parliament
  • Late Rajani Kanta Sein : Poet
  • M.A Motin : Chairman of CPB and Social Worker.
  • Late Ab Momin Talukdar Politician and Social Worker.
  • Alhaj Ab Majid Mandol : Businessman & Social Worker
  • Ataur Rahman Raton :Businessman & Social Worker

Important Villages

Chala,Mukundogati,Sher Nagor,Subarnasara, Tamai, kollanpur,Kamar Para.nishiboyra

See also

Whole belkuchi thana is industrial. Most of the people are related to loom industry.

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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