Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj
কিশোরগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
 A view of Kishoreganj and the Narsunda River from a watch-tower | |
  Kishoreganj Location within Dhaka division  Kishoreganj Location within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′19″N 90°46′35″E / 24.4385°N 90.7764°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Upazila | Kishoreganj Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Kishoreganj Municipality |
| • Paura Mayor | Khalekuzzaman Rumman [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 103,798[2] |
| • Density | 9,190/km2 (23,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District and Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Kishorganj is poorly developed district in Bangladesh with very few development and now part of Dhaka Division. The establishment of the Kishorganj began with 2495.07 square kilometres of land requisitioned from Mymensingh. Earlier it was a Mahakuma of Mymensingh district and one of the important economic cente in Bangladesh. During 1950, Kishorganj has GDP growth rate of 19%. During that time, the local economy was driven by jute, rice, fish, and river-based trade.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Paurashava had 32,146 households and a population of 138,063. Kishoreganj had a literacy rate of 88.62%: 90.04% for males and 87.24% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.29 males per 100 females. 8.29% of the population was under 5 years of age.[3]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Paurashava had 21,879 households and a population of 103,798. Out of this total, 20,848 inhabitants (20.09%) were under 10 years of age. Kishoreganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.54%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "AL-backed candidate Parvez wins Kishoreganj municipal polls". New Age (Bangladesh). United News of Bangladesh (UNB). 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Kishoreganj City's area and population". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- 1 2 Population and Housing Census 2022 - Community Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). Community Report. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ↑ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Kishoreganj at Wikimedia Commons
| International | |
|---|---|
| Other | |
 | This Dhaka Division location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |