Phulchhari
ফুলছড়ি
Upazila
Balasighat
Balasighat
Location of Phulchhari
Coordinates: 25°11.5′N 89°37′E / 25.1917°N 89.617°E / 25.1917; 89.617
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictGaibandha
Area
 • Total314.03 km2 (121.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total165,334
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Phulchhari

Phulchhari or Fulchhari (Bengali: ফুলছড়ি) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Phulchhari is located at 25°11′30″N 89°37′00″E / 25.1917°N 89.6167°E / 25.1917; 89.6167. It has 40,489 households and total area 314.03 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Phulchhari upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.21%
Hinduism
 
 3.49%
Other or not stated
 
 0.30%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Phulchhari Upazila had 40,489 households and a population of 165,334. 46,512 (28.13%) were under 10 years of age. Phulchhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 31.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 6,401 (3.87%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulchhari has a population of 128845. Males constitute 50.82% of the population, and females 49.18%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54806. Phulchhari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Phulchhari Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Erendabari, Fazlupur, Phulchari, Gazaria, Kanchipara, Udakhali, and Uria. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 85 villages.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zahurul Qayum (2012), "Fulchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gaibandha" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Gaibandha 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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