Kurigram Sadar Upazila

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
 • Total
276.43 km2 (106.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
361,408
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5600[2]
Area code0581[3]
Websitekurigramsadar.kurigram.gov.bd

Kurigram Sadar (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম সদর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[4]

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[5]
Religions in Kurigram Sadar Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.38%
Hinduism
 
 6.60%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[5][7]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Kurigram Sadar has a population of 217,311. Males constitute are 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106,925. Kurigram Sadar has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Kurigram Sadar Upazila is divided into Kurigram Municipality and eight union parishads.

The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 266 villages.[5]

Kurigram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 106 mahallas.[5]

Education

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Kurigram Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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