Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District and Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The city is divided into two sides by the Narasundha River.
Kishoreganj
কিশোরগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
 A view of Kishoreganj and the Narsunda River from a watch-tower | |
  Kishoreganj  Kishoreganj | |
| 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 |
Demographics
editAccording 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
editReferences
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
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