Kamarkhanda Upazila
Kamarkhanda
কামারখন্দ | |
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  Kamarkhanda Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E / 24.367°N 89.7050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Sirajganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.61 km2 (35.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 133,332 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Kamarkhanda |
Kamarkhanda (Bengali: কামারখন্দ) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Kamarkhanda is located at 24°22′00″N 89°42′15″E / 24.3667°N 89.7042°E. It has 19181 households and total area 91.61 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 105,997. Males constitute 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 51,649. Kamarkhanda has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Kamarkhanda Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bhadraghat, Jamtail, Jhawail, and Roydaulatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 55 mauzas and 93 villages.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Sufia Parveen (2012), "Kamarkhanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "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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