Kamarkhanda (Bengali: কামারখন্দ) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1]
Kamarkhanda
কামারখন্দ | |
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Upazila | |
Kamarkhanda Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°22′N 89°42.3′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Sirajganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.61 km2 (35.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 133,332 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Kamarkhanda |
Kamarkhanda is located at 24.3667°N 89.7042°E / 24.3667; 89.7042. It has 19181 households and total area 91.61 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamarkhanda has a population of 105,997. Males constitute 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 51,649. Kamarkhanda has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
| Religions in Kamarkhanda upazila (2011)[3] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Muslims | 96% | |||
| Hindus | 3.9% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.1% | |||
Kamarkhanda Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bhadraghat, Jamtail, Jhawail, and Roydaulatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 55 mauzas and 93 villages.[4]
Population By Religion (%) Muslim 90.39 Hindu 8.54 Buddhist 0.60 Christian 0.37 Others 0.14
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Headquarters: Rajshahi | ||
| Bogra District | ||
| Joypurhat District | ||
| Naogaon District |
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| Natore District |
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| Nawabganj District | ||
| Pabna District | ||
| Rajshahi District | ||
| Sirajganj District |
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