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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web | access-date = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-date = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
As of the [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web | access-date = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archive-date = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
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|title=Religions in Belkuchi upazila (2011)<ref name=census2011>{{cite web|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf|title=Population & Housing Census |date=2011 |author=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |publisher=Bangladesh Government |access-date=17 April 2015 |quote="Population By Religion (%) Muslim 90.39 Hindu 8.54 Buddhist 0.60 Christian 0.37 Others 0.14" |quote-page=xxiii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903181037/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Union%20Statistics.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Administration==
==Administration==

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Belkuchi
বেলকুচি
Upazila
Location of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh
Location of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh
Belkuchi is located in Bangladesh
Belkuchi
Belkuchi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°17.5′N 89°42′E / 24.2917°N 89.700°E / 24.2917; 89.700
CountryBangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictSirajganj District
Area
 • Total164.31 km2 (63.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total245,164
 • Density1,492/km2 (3,860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitewww.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sirajganj/Belkuchi.gif

Belkuchi (Bengali: বেলকুচি) is an upazila, or subdistrict of Sirajganj District in the Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Belkuchi is located at 24°17′30″N 89°42′00″E / 24.2917°N 89.7000°E / 24.2917; 89.7000. It has 42,413 households and a total area of 164.31 km2 (63.44 sq mi). There are two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chandni Beel is an important water body.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Belkuchi Upazila is divided into Belkuchi Municipality and six union parishads: Bara Dhul, Belkuchi, Bhangabari, Daulatpur, Dhukariabera, and Rajapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 94 mauzas and 131 villages.[3]

Belkuchi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.[3]

Education

See also

References

  1. ^ Md Rafiqul Islam (2012), "Belkuchi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Sirajganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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