Katiadi Upazila

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Katiadi
কটিয়াদি
Upazila
Katiadi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°15′N 90°47.5′E / 24.250°N 90.7917°E / 24.250; 90.7917Coordinates: 24°15′N 90°47.5′E / 24.250°N 90.7917°E / 24.250; 90.7917
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Kishoreganj District
Area
  Total 219.22 km2 (84.64 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 264,501
  Density 1,207/km2 (3,130/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 2330
Website Official Map of Katiadi

Katiadi (Bengali: কটিয়াদি) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Katiadi Upazila with an area of 219.22 km2, is bounded by kishoreganj sadar and karimganj upazilas on the north, belabo and monohardi upazilas on the south, nikli and bajitpur upazilas on the east, pakundia upazila on the west. Purushbadhia, Doba and Reksa Beels are notable.

Geography

Katiadi is located at 24°15′00″N 90°47′30″E / 24.2500°N 90.7917°E / 24.2500; 90.7917 . It has 49488 units of house hold and total area 219.22 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Katiadi has a population of 264501. Males constitute 50.24% of the population, and females 49.76%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125001. Katiadi has an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Katiadi has 10 Unions/Wards, 97 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 151 villages.

Kaitadi Upazila has 9 union named Lohajuri, JalalPur, Achmita, Bonogram, Mosua, Momurdia,Chandopur, Duldia, korgoung and only pourosova is katiadi.Katiadi is declared as pourosova 1999.founded 31,may at 2001 and Mohammad Ali was founder first chairman & the then administrator of the pourashava. Tofazzal Hossian Khan Dilip was the first elected chairman and also current mayor. He elected 2 times continuously.

The education system is not so good. There is only 3 college 21 high school a

References

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


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