Kuliarchar Upazila

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.[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 is located in Bangladesh
Kuliarchar
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)
Websitekuliarchar.kishoreganj.gov.bd

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 182,236. 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]

Education

Kuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College),[7] 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.[8]

Hospitals
  • Upazila Health Complex[9]

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. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "kuliarchar achievement on fish processing".
  4. "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. "Kuliarchar Govt. College". Kuliarchar Govt. College.
  8. শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা [Educational Institute list]. Kuliarchar Union (in Bengali).
  9. নোটিশ বোর্ড. health.kuliarchar.kishoreganj (in Bengali).


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