Kuliarchar Upazila

Kuliarchar (Bengali: কুলিয়ারচর) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kuliarchar

কুলিয়ারচর
Upazila
Kuliarchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°9.3′N 90°54′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictKishoreganj District
Area
 • Total104.01 km2 (40.16 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total133,327
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kuliarchar

Geography

Kuliarchar is located at 24.1542°N 90.9000°E / 24.1542; 90.9000. It has 26143 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kuliarchar has a population of 133327. Males constitute 50.61% of the population, and females 49.39%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 67006. Kuliarchar has an average literacy rate of 21.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Kuliarchar Upazila is divided into Kuliarchar Municipality and six union parishads: Chhaysuti, Faridpur, Gobaria Abdullahpur, Osmanpur, Ramdi, and Salua. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 97 villages.[3]

Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas.[3]

Kuliarchar has one degree college, one technical college, 10 High school, 72 Primary school, 7 Reg. primary schools and some madrasas.

See also

References
  1. Md. Abul Kashem Bhuiyan (2012), "Kuliarchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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