Kishoreganj Sadar
কিশোরগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Shohidi Mosque
Shohidi Mosque
Location of Kishoreganj Sadar
Coordinates: 24°26′N 90°47′E / 24.433°N 90.783°E / 24.433; 90.783
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
HeadquartersKishoreganj
Area
 • Total193.72 km2 (74.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total414,208
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekishoreganjsadar.kishoreganj.gov.bd

Kishoreganj Sadar (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is best known as the home upazila of Syed Nazrul Islam, an Acting President of Bangladesh.

Geography

Kishoreganj Sadar is located at 24°26′00″N 90°47′00″E / 24.4333°N 90.7833°E / 24.4333; 90.7833. It has 89,863 households and a total area 193.72 km2.[1]

Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila (Kishoreganj district) is bounded by Nandail upazila of Mymensingh District on the north, Pakundia and Katiadi upazilas on the south, Karimganj and Tarail upazilas on the east and Hossainpur and Nandail upazilas on the west. The principal river is the Narsunda.

Demographics

Religions in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.57%
Hinduism
 
 5.38%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila had 89,863 households and a population of 414,208. 106,611 (25.74%) were under 10 years of age. Kishoreganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.94%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. 103,798 (25.06%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Sadar had a population of 300,337. Males constituted 51.52% of the population, females 48.48%. This upazila's population of eighteen and older was 149,926. Kishoreganj Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.3% (7+ years). The national average was 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Kishoreganj Upazila is divided into Kishoreganj Municipality and 11 union parishads: Baulai, Binnati, Chauddasata, Danapatali, Jasodal, Korsha Kariail, Latibabad, Mahinanda, Maijkhapan, Maria, and Rashidabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 110 mauzas and 210 villages.[1]

Kishoreganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 56 mahallas.[1]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kishoregonj Government Boys' High School, founded in 1881, is a notable secondary school.[4]

Gurudayal Government College or Gurudayal College (Bengali: গুরুদয়াল সরকারি মহাবিদ্যালয়) is a public college under National University located in Kishoreganj Municipality, Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila. Established in 1943, the college has produced a president of Bangladesh. Abdul Hamid, 16th president of Bangladesh, was a student of this college.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ Hakim Md Fazlur Rahman (2012). "Kishoreganj Sadar 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 11 March 2024.


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