Belkuchi Upazila

Belkuchi Upazila
বেলকুচি
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°17.5′N 89°42′E / 24.2917°N 89.700°E / 24.2917; 89.700Coordinates: 24°17.5′N 89°42′E / 24.2917°N 89.700°E / 24.2917; 89.700
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Sirajganj District
Area
 • Total 164.31 km2 (63.44 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 245,164
 • Density 1,492/km2 (3,860/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sirajganj/Belkuchi.gif

Belkuchi (Bengali: বেলকুচি) is an upazila of Sirajganj district in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] It is famous for handloom cottage industries and Shohagpur Hutt.

Geography

Belkuchi is located at 24°17′30″N 89°42′00″E / 24.2917°N 89.7000°E / 24.2917; 89.7000 . It has 42413 households and total area 164.31 km². Belkuchi has a very plain land. Belkuchi has two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chandni Beel is an important water body.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. This upazila's eighteen up population is 116311. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Belkuchi has 6 unions/wards, 110 mauzas/mahallas, and 132 villages.

Education

  1. baniaganti s n acadami school and college
  2. Belkuchi College

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md Rafiqul Islam (2012), "Belkuchi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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