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Kazipur (Bengali: কাজীপুর) is an upazila or sub-district of Sirajganj District in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.

Kazipur
কাজীপুর
Upazila
Kazipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°38.5′N 89°39′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictSirajganj District
Government
Area
 • Total368.63 km2 (142.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total285,309
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6710
Websitekazipur.sirajganj.gov.bd

Geography


Kazipur is located at 24.6417°N 89.6500°E / 24.6417; 89.6500. The total area of the upazila is 368.63 km2 (142 sq mi).[1] The main river is the Jamuna, which branches and rejoins several times. The Ichamati crosses the western edge of the upazila.


Population


As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kazipur has a population of 244,804. 50.39% male and 49.61% female. The adult population is 120,257. Kazipur has an average literacy rate of 30.5% (7+ years), against the national average of 42.4% literate.[2]


Demographics


Religions in Kazipur upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 98%
Hindus
 
 1.9%
Other or not stated
 
 0.1%

Administration


Kazipur Upazila is divided into Kazipur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Chargirish, Chalitadanga, Gandail, Kazipur, Khasrajbari, Maijbari, Mansur Nagar, Natuarpara, Nishchintapur, Sonamukhi, Subhagacha, and Tekani. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 172 villages.[4][5]

Kazipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.[4]


Education


Educational institutions: College: 1. Govt. Bangabandhu Degree College (1998), 2.Kazipur Government Mansur Ali College,R.I.M Degree College-Tenglahata(1969), Meghai UUI Multilateral High School (1919), Subgacha Tenglahata Rafatullah Multilateral High School (1944) Gandhail High School (1946), Rani Dinamoni High School (1957), Kazipur A.M.u Government Girls' High School, Tarakandi High School (1937). Shaheed M Monsur Ali Institute Of Health Technology-IHT, Kazipur, Sirajganj was founded in 2015. Begum Amina Mansur Textile Engineering Institute, Kazipur, Sirajganj project is ongoing and is expected to start enrolment anytime soon.


Notable residents



References


  1. Rafiqul Islam (2012). "Kazipur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015. p. xxiii: Population By Religion (%) Muslim 90.39 Hindu 8.54 Buddhist 0.60 Christian 0.37 Others 0.14
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Sirajganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. কাজীপুর উপজেলা [Unions]. Kazipur Upazila (in Bengali). Bangladesh National Portal.

На других языках

- [en] Kazipur Upazila

[ru] Казипур (подокруг)

Казипур (бенг. কাজীপুর, англ. Kazipur) — подокруг на севере Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Сираджгандж. Образован в 1920 году. Административный центр — город Казипур. Площадь подокруга — 368,63 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 234 804 человека. Плотность населения равнялась 637 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 20,5 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 96,94 %, индуисты — 3,03 %, прочие — 0,03 %.


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