Kaunia Upazila

Kaunia (Bengali: কাউনিয়া) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[2]

Kaunia
কাউনিয়া
Upazila
Kaunia is located in Bangladesh
Kaunia
Kaunia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°46.2′N 89°25′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictRangpur District
Area
 • Total147.6 km2 (57.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total227,805[1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5440
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kaunia

Geography

Kaunia is located at 25.7708°N 89.4167°E / 25.7708; 89.4167. It has 35487 households and total area 147.6 km2. Tista river flows beside this upazila.

Kaunia Upazila (Rangpur District) with an area of 147.6 km2, is bounded by Gangachara and Lalmonirhat sadar upazilas on the north, Pirgachha upazila on the south, Rajarhat upazila on the east, Rangpur sadar upazila on the west. Main rivers are Tista, Burail.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaunia has a population of 184997. Males constitute 51.26% of the population, and females 48.74%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88987.52.5% male and 47.5% female. Kaunia has an average literacy rate of 22.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Economy

Agriculture is the main economical root of maximum people of this Upazila.

Administration

Kaunia Upazila is divided into Kaunia Municipality and six union parishads: Balapara, Haragach, Kursha, Sarai, Shahidbag, and Tepamodhupur. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 78 villages.[4]

Kaunia (Main Town) consists of three mouzas (Harishwar, Nizpara and). It has an area of 6.49 km2. The town has a population of 11125; male 52.5%, female 47.5%. The density of population is per km2 1714.

Education

The people of Kaunia are developed in educational sector. About 90% people are educated. There are many educational institutions.Such as

  • Kaunia M.H. Government Model High School
  • Kaunia Girls High School
  • Kaunia College
  • Kaunia Mohila College
  • Nijpara Ahammadia Senior Madrasah
  • Sabdi darus sunnah alim madrasah
  • Daradi High School etc.

It is said that Kaunia College is one of the best colleges in Rangpur district.

See also

References
  1. "Kaunia (Subdistrict (Upazila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. Abdus Sattar (2012), "Kaunia Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Rangpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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