Kamarkhanda (Bengali: কামারখন্দ) is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[4]
Kamarkhanda
কামারখন্দ | |
|---|---|
 Jamtoil Rail Station | |
.svg) Location of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E / 24.367°N 89.7050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Sirajganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.80 km2 (35.06 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 154,386 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 6730[2] |
| Area code | 07524[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Kamarkhanda |
Geography
editKamarkhanda is located at 24°22′00″N 89°42′15″E / 24.3667°N 89.7042°E. It has 31,961 households and total area 90.80 km2. It is bounded by Sherpur and Dhunat upazilas of Bogra district on the north, Ullahpara and Belkuchi upazilas on the south, Sirajganj Sadar and Belkuchi upazilas on the east, Tarash upazila on the west.[4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kamarkhanda Upazila had 31,961 households and a population of 138,645. 33,769 (24.36%) were under 10 years of age. Kamarkhanda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.24%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males. 9,913 (7.15%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]
According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 2,67,522; males constituted 137574 of the population, females 129948.[4]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 105,997. Males constitute 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 51,649. Kamarkhanda has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Administration
editRaiganj Thana was formed in 1937 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[9]
Kamarkhanda Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bhadraghat, Jamtail, Jhawail, and Roydaulatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 55 mauzas and 93 villages.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Parveen, Sufia (2012). "Kamarkhanda Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 25 November 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Sirajganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-229-0.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sirajganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Sirajganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ Khan, Monayem (2012). "Raiganj Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 25 November 2024.