Karimganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Karimganj
locator_position = right
latd = 24.4583
longd = 90.8833
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Kishoreganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 237155
population_density = 1183
area_total = 200.52
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/kishoreganj/Karimganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Karimganj
footnotes =

Karimganj ( _bn. করিমগঞ্জ (কিশোরগঞ্জ)) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Karimganj is located at coord|24.4583|N|90.8833|E| . It has 43445 units of house hold and total area 200.52 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Karimganj has a population of 237155. Males constitute are 49.75% of the population, and females 50.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109240. Karimganj has an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Karimganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 85 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 184 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References