Kaunia Upazila

Kaunia
কাউনিয়া
Upazila
Location of Kaunia
Coordinates: 25°46.2′N 89°25′E / 25.7700°N 89.417°E / 25.7700; 89.417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictRangpur
Area
 • Upazila
147.65 km2 (57.01 sq mi)
 • Urban
16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Upazila
239,689
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
61,425
 • Urban density3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5440[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kaunia

Kaunia (Bengali: কাউনিয়া) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Kaunia is located at 25°46′15″N 89°25′00″E / 25.7708°N 89.4167°E / 25.7708; 89.4167. It has 56,263 households and total area 147.65 km2. Teesta river flows beside this upazila.

Kaunia Upazila (Rangpur District) with an area of 147.65 km2, is bounded by Gangachara and Lalmonirhat Sadar upazilas on the north, Pirgachha Upazila on the south, Rajarhat upazila on the east, and Rangpur Sadar Upazila on the west. Main rivers are Teesta, Burail.

Demographics

Religions in Kaunia Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.18%
Hinduism
 
 6.80%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kaunia Upazila had 56,263 households and a population of 227,805. 51,862 (22.77%) were under 10 years of age. Kaunia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. 61,425 (26.96%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaunia has a population of 184,997. Males constitute 51.26% of the population, and females 48.74%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88,987. 52.5% male and 47.5% female. Kaunia has an average literacy rate of 22.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Economy

Agriculture is the main economical root of maximum people of this Upazila.

Administration

UNO: Md. Mohidul Haque.[8]

Kaunia Upazila is divided into Kaunia Municipality and six union parishads: Balapara, Haragach, Kursha, Sarai, Shahidbag, and Tepamodhupur. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 78 villages.[5]

Kaunia Municipality consists of 9 wards. It has an area of 16.13 km2. The town has a population of 61425 with a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. The density of population is per km2 3808.[5]

Education

The people of Kaunia are developed in educational sector. About 90% people are educated. There are many educational institutions. Such as:

  • Kaunia M.H. Government Model High School
  • Kaunia Girls High School
  • Kaunia College
  • Kaunia Mohila College
  • Nijpara Ahammadia Senior Madrasah
  • Sabdi darus sunnah alim Madrasah
  • Daradi High School

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Abdus Sattar (2012), "Kaunia Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-261-0.
  5. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Rangpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Kaunia UNO". kaunia.rangpur.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-27.


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