Ulipur Upazila

Ulipur
উলিপুর
Upazila
Ulipur Munshi Bari
Ulipur Munshi Bari
Location of Ulipur
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 89°38′E / 25.6633°N 89.633°E / 25.6633; 89.633
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
Area
 • Total
458.48 km2 (177.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
440,152
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5620[2]
Websiteulipur.kurigram.gov.bd

Ulipur (Bengali: উলিপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Ulipur is located at 25°39′50″N 89°38′00″E / 25.6639°N 89.6333°E / 25.6639; 89.6333. It has 103,061 households and total area 458.48 km2. The Brahmaputra River and Teesta River flow through Ulipur. The Upazila is bounded by Chilmari and Raomari upazilas to the south, Kurigram Sadar and Rajarhat upazilas to its north, Assam state of India to its east, and Rangpur District to its west.

Demographics

Religions in Ulipur Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.80%
Hinduism
 
 7.18%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Ulipur Upazila had 103,061 households and a population of 395,207. 94,559 (23.93%) were under 10 years of age. Ulipur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males. 45,933 (11.62%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Ulipur has a population of 345,205. Males constitute are 50% of the population, and females 50%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 153,939. Ulipur has an average literacy rate of 23.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

Ulipur Upazila is divided into Ulipur Municipality and 13 union parishads: Bazra, Begumgonj, Buraburi, Daldalia, Dhamsreni, Dharanibari, Durgapur, Gunaigas, Hatia, Pandul, Shahabiar Alga, Tobockpur, and Thetrai. The union parishads are subdivided into 147 mauzas and 354 villages.[5]

Ulipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[5]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Bakshiganj Rajibia High School, founded in 1945, Durgapur High School, Durgapur (1914), Ulipur Government Girls' High School (1909), and Ulipur M.S. High School & College (1864) are notable secondary schools.[3]

Economy

Notable people

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. ^ a b Hakim, Md. Abdul (2012). "Ulipur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  5. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram 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.


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