Kishoreganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kishoreganj
locator_position = right
latd = 25.9111
longd = 89.0250
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Nilphamari District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 246201
population_density = 929
area_total = 264.98
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/nilphamari/Kishoreganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Kishoreganj
footnotes =

Kishoreganj ( _bn. কিশোরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kishoreganj is located at coord|25.9111|N|89.0250|E| . It has 52000 units of house hold and total area 264.98 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kishoreganj has a population of 246201. Males constitute are 51.19% of the population, and females 48.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122233. Kishoreganj has an average literacy rate of 18.2% (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

Kishoreganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 71 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 72 villages.

ee also

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

References