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]
Kuliarchar
কুলিয়ারচর | |
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| Coordinates: 24°9.3′N 90°54′E / 24.1550°N 90.900°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.01 km2 (40.16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 202,477 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2340[2] |
| Website | kuliarchar |
Geography
editKuliarchar is located at 24°09′15″N 90°54′00″E / 24.1542°N 90.9000°E. It has 39,166 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh.[3]
Demographics
editAccording 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
editKuliarchar 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
editKuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College),[10] 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.[11]
Hospitals
edit- Upazila Health Complex[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. 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. 20 October 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Dried-fish production gets momentum in Kuliarchar". Daily Sun. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "kuliarchar achievement on fish processing".
- ^ "Kuliarchar Fisheries Ltd".
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Kuliarchar Govt. College". Kuliarchar Govt. College.
- ^ শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা [Educational Institute list]. Kuliarchar Union (in Bengali).
- ^ নোটিশ বোর্ড. health.kuliarchar.kishoreganj (in Bengali).
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