- Source: 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. It is also a center of business, especially the fish, jute trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country.
Geography
Kuliarchar is located at 24.1542°N 90.9000°E / 24.1542; 90.9000. It has 39,166 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kuliarchar Upazila had 39,166 households and a population of 182,236. 52,158 (28.62%) were under 10 years of age. Kuliarchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1072 females per 1000 males. 31,781 (17.44%) lived in urban areas.
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.
Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas.
Education
Kuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College), 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.
Hospitals
Upazila Health Complex
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh