Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila
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Kishoreganj Sadar is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj District
-Place of Interest:Kishorganj is a place of the creed of respectively Sanatana and Loukik Islam. Both Meghna and Brahmaputra river have contributed to its existence. Many traditional rituals are observed every year in Kishoreganj. Among them Kurikhai Mela is one of the most celebrated fair. It is a...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Kishoreganj Sadar is located at 24.4333°N 90.7833°E. It has 55,828 housing units and a total area 193.73 km². Kishoregonj is the name of a district where some important people were born.
Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila (kishoreganj district) is bounded by Nandail upazila 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. Main river is Narsunda.

Demographics

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.

Population

Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila is having a population of 300337, among them male 51.52%, female 48.48%. As of religion Muslim 80%, Hindu 18%, Christian 0.5% and others 1.5%.

See also

  • Sholakia
    Sholakia
    Sholakia is a locality near Kishoreganj town in Bangladesh. It is famous for its Eidgah where the largest congregation of Eid prayer in Bangladesh is held on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, the day of celebration after the Ramadan, the month of fasting. 300,000 people join the prayer on every Eid...

  • Upazilas of Bangladesh
    Upazilas of Bangladesh
    ||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....

  • Districts of Bangladesh
    Districts of Bangladesh
    The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....

  • Divisions of Bangladesh
    Divisions of Bangladesh
    ||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...

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