Kamarkhanda Upazila

Kamarkhanda কামারখন্দ
Upazila
Jamtoil Rail Station
Location of Sirajganj District in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Sirajganj
Area
• Total	90.80 km^2 (35.06 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	138,645
• Density	1,500/km^2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Kamarkhanda

Kamarkhanda (Bengali: কামারখন্দ) is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Kamarkhanda is located at 24.3667°N 89.7042°E / 24.3667; 89.7042. It has 31,961 households and total area 90.80 km². It is bounded by Sherpur and Dhunat upazilas of Bogra district on the north, Ullahpara and Belkuchi upazilas on the south, Sirajganj Sadar and Belkuchi upazilas on the east, Tarash upazila on the west.^[1]

Demographics

Religions in Kamarkhanda upazila (2011)[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.03%
Hinduism			3.96%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda Upazila had 31,961 households and a population of 138,645. 33,769 (24.36%) were under 10 years of age. Kamarkhanda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.24%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males. 9,913 (7.15%) lived in urban areas.^[2][3]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 2,67,522; males constituted 137574 of the population, females 129948.^[1]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 105,997. Males constitute 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 51,649. Kamarkhanda has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[4]

Administration

Raiganj Thana was formed in 1937 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.^[5]

Kamarkhanda Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bhadraghat, Jamtail, Jhawail, and Roydaulatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 55 mauzas and 93 villages.^[2]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Thanas of Bangladesh
• Union councils of Bangladesh

References

1. Parveen, Sufia (2012). "Kamarkhanda Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sirajganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
3. "Community Tables: Sirajganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. Khan, Monayem (2012). "Raiganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 30 September 2024.