Ulipur () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Kurigram District Kurigram District () is a district of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under British rule, the area was organized as a mahakuma and was not established as a dis ...

in the

Rangpur Division Rangpur Division (; ; ) is a first-level Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. It covers the northernmost part of the country with a population of about 18 million inhabitants within an area of . Rangpur Division shar ...

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Geography

Ulipur is located at . It has 103,061 households and total area 458.48 km². The

Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese language, Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Lhasa Tibetan, Tibetan, the Siang/Dihan ...

and

Teesta River Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal and subsequently enters Bangladesh through Rangpur division. In Bangladesh, it merges with Jamu ...

flow through Ulipur. The Upazila is bounded by Chilmari and Raomari upazilas to the south, Kurigram Sadar and

Rajarhat Rajarhat is a locality under the jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Demog ...

upazilas to its north,

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state of

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to its east, and

Rangpur District Rangpur District () is a district in northern Bengal, It is a part of Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Geography Under the Rangpur Division (one of eight divisions) composed of eight districts of northern Bangladesh, the District of Rangpur is bo ...

to its west.

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 ...

, 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. As of the

1991 Census of Bangladesh In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex a ...

, 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.

Administration

Ulipur Upazila is divided into Ulipur Municipality and 13

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: 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. Ulipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16

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Education

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.

Economy

*Total cultivable land: 28,250 acres *Cash crops: rice, wheat, vegetables, potatoes, jute, sugarcane, etc. *Number of industries: total 730, all cottage industries *Occupations: The main occupation is agriculture; others include government jobs, blacksmiths, potters, fishermen, etc. *Paved roads: 180 km *Unpaved roads: 446 km

Tourist attractions

*Zia Pond *Dargah of Jalar Pir *Seven Dargah Shrine *

Kazir Mosque The Kazir Mosque also known by it's official name, Prachin Kazir Masjid () is an ancient mosque located in North Daldalia, Ulipur Upazila in the Kurigram District of Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi Department of Archaeology designated the mosque as a ...

*Thakur Bari Temple *

*Naodangar Beel (wetland) *Dagar Kuti Massacre Memorial *Panchpir Railway Station, Durgapur *Paner Boroj, Pandul *Kachari Pond *Kasir Khamar Jame Mosque *Bahar Ghat *Tea Dam, Nagarkura * Munsibari *Rejwa Enam Complex, Nagarkura

Notable people

* AKM Maidul Islam Mukul * Md. Amjad Hossain Talukdar *

Mozammel Hossain Lalu Mozammel Hossain Lalu (; 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member from Kurigram-3 (Ulipur-Chilmari-Rajarhat) constituency winning the September 1996 by-election. Early life and family Lalu ...

Md. Motiur Rahman Md. Motiur Rahman is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current pa ...

* Akkas Ali Sarker * MA Matin

References

Upazilas of Kurigram District {{Rangpur-geo-stub