Ulipur Upazila

Ulipur
উলিপুর
Upazilla and town in Bangladesh
Ulipur is located in Bangladesh
Ulipur
Ulipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 89°38′E / 25.6633°N 89.633°E / 25.6633; 89.633
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total504.19 km2 (194.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total410,890
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5620
Websiteulipur.kurigram.gov.bd

Ulipur (Bengali: উলিপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[1]

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 63216 households and total area 504.19 km2. The Brahmaputra River and Teesta River flow through Ulipur. The Upazila is bounded by Chilmari Upazila and Rowmari Upazila to the south and Kurigram Sadar Upazila and the Rajarhat Upazila to its north. Also Assam, india to its east, and Rangpur District to its west.

History

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ulipur has a population of 410890. Males and females each constitute 50% of the population. The adult population, consisting of individuals over the age of 18, is 153,939. Ulipur has an average literacy rate of 45.06% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

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.[3]

Ulipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[3]

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.[1]

Economy

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.