Kurigram Sadar Upazila

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Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Upazila
Kurigram Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Kurigram District
Area
 • Total 276.45 km2 (106.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 217,311
 • Density 786/km2 (2,040/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Sadar.gif Official Map of Kurigram Sadar

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kurigram Sadar is located at 25°49′00″N 89°39′00″E / 25.8167°N 89.6500°E / 25.8167; 89.6500 . It has 40310 units of house hold 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.[1]

Administrative

Kurigram Sadar has 11 Unions/Wards, 169 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 256 villages. krisnopur is the largest mauza in kurigram.

Educational institutions

Kurigram Government College
Kurigram Govt. Women College
Mojida Degree College
Kurigram Govt. High School
Kurigram Govt. Girls' High Cshool
Khalilganj School & College, Kurigram
KURIGRAM POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

See also

References

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


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