Belkuchi Upazila

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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.

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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