Ulipur Upazila
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Geography
Ulipur is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. 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
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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
- 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
- Kazi’s Mosque
- Thakur Bari Temple
- Brahmaputra River
- Teesta River
- 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
- Md. Motiur Rahman
- Akkas Ali Sarker
- MA Matin
See also
References
Template:Kurigram District Template:Upazilas of Rangpur Division