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Kuliarchar Upazila

Kuliarchar
কুলিয়ারচর
Upazila
Location of Kuliarchar
Coordinates: 24°9.3′N 90°54′E / 24.1550°N 90.900°E / 24.1550; 90.900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
Area
 • Total104.01 km2 (40.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total202,477
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2340[2]
Websitekuliarchar.kishoreganj.gov.bd

Kuliarchar - কুলিয়ারচর (Bengali: কুলিয়ারচর kuliearcor) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District under the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is about 97.6 km (61 mi) northwest of the capital city of Dhaka.[3] It is also a center of business, especially the fish, jute trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country.[4][5][6][3]

Geography

Kuliarchar is located at 24°09′15″N 90°54′00″E / 24.1542°N 90.9000°E / 24.1542; 90.9000. It has 39,166 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Kuliarchar Upazila (2022)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.92%
Hinduism
 
 6.07%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kuliarchar Upazila had 39,166 households and a population of 182,236. 52,158 (28.62%) were under 10 years of age. Kuliarchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1072 females per 1000 males. 31,781 (17.44%) lived in urban areas.[8][9]

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.[8]

Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas.[8]

Education

Kuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College),[10] 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.[11]

Hospitals

  • Upazila Health Complex[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. 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. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Kawsar Khan (2012), "Kuliarchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ "Dried-fish production gets momentum in Kuliarchar". Daily Sun. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "kuliarchar achievement on fish processing".
  6. ^ "Kuliarchar Fisheries Ltd".
  7. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
  8. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  10. ^ "Kuliarchar Govt. College". Kuliarchar Govt. College.
  11. ^ শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা [Educational Institute list]. Kuliarchar Union (in Bengali).
  12. ^ নোটিশ বোর্ড. health.kuliarchar.kishoreganj (in Bengali).


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