Kuliarchar Upazila

Kuliarchar (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.[1] It is also a center of business, especially the fish, jute trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country.[2] [3] [4][1]

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 Website


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.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kuliarchar has a population of 182236 [One Lakh Eighty Two Thousands Three Hundred And Thirty Six]. Kuliarchar upazila's literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.3%; male 45.1%, female 37.4%.[5]

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.[6]

Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas.[6]

Kuliarchar has one degree college[now Kuliarchar Government College,[7] one technical college, 10 High schools, 72 Primary schools, 7 Reg. primary schools, and some madrasas.[8]

Hospitals

See also

References
  1. Kawsar Khan (2012), "Kuliarchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Dried-fish production gets momentum in Kuliarchar". Daily sun newspaper. daily sun. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. |title= kuliarchar achievement on fish processing |url= https://www.tlcbd.com/index.php?page=achievements&sector=seafoodA&id=kuliarchar
  4. http://wikimapia.org/34457787/Kuliarchar-Fisheries-Ltd
  5. "POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS 2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 03: 25. October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. https://kuliarcharcollege.edu.bd/
  8. http://kuliarchar.kishoreganj.gov.bd/nolink/277490
  9. http://health.kuliarchar.kishoreganj.gov.bd/


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