Kuliarchar - কুলিয়ারচর ( ''kuliearcor'') is an

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under the Division of

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. It is about northwest of the capital city of

. It is also a center of business, especially the

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trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country.

Geography

Kuliarchar is located at . It has 39,166 households and total area 104.01 km². It is in north east side of Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Kuliarchar Upazila had 39,166 households and a population of 182,236. 52,158 (28.62%) were under 10 years of age. Kuliarchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1072 females per 1000 males. 31,781 (17.44%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Kuliarchar Upazila is divided into Kuliarchar Municipality and six

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s: Chhaysuti, Faridpur, Gobaria Abdullahpur, Osmanpur, Ramdi, and Salua. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 97 villages. Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37

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Education

Kuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College), 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.

Hospitals

* Upazila Health Complex

References