Kurigram Sadar
কুড়িগ্রাম সদর
Upazila
Sadarpara Jame Masjid, Kurigram
Sadarpara Jame Masjid, Kurigram
Location of Kurigram Sadar
Coordinates: 25°49′N 89°39′E / 25.817°N 89.650°E / 25.817; 89.650
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
HeadquartersKurigram
Area
 • Total276.43 km2 (106.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total312,408
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekurigramsadar.kurigram.gov.bd

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

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 a total area 276.43 km2.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 182—    
1991 217+19.2%
2001 259+19.4%
2011 312+20.5%
2022 361+15.7%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]
Religions in Kurigram Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.74%
Hinduism
 
 7.20%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar Upazila had 72,592 households and a population of 312,408. 74,572 (23.87%) were under 10 years of age. Kurigram Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.14%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1022 females per 1000 males. 80,810 (25.87%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kurigram Sadar has a population of 217311. Males constitute are 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.[4]

Administration

Kurigram Sadar Upazila is divided into Kurigram Municipality and eight union parishads: Belgacha, Bhogdanga, Ghogadhoh, Holokhana, Jatrapur, Kanthalbari, Mogolbasa, and Panchgachi. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 266 villages.[2]

Kurigram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 106 mahallas.[2]

Education

  • Kurigram Government College
  • Kurigram Govt. Womens' College
  • Mojida Degree College
  • Kurigram Govt. High School
  • Kurigram Govt. Girls' High School
  • Shuvesscha tutorial Homes, Mollah para, Kurigram
  • Mogalbasa Bilateral High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md Kamal Hossain (2012), "Kurigram Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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