Belkuchi Upazila
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| native_name = বেলকুচি
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| image_caption = Skyline of Belkuchi, Bangladesh
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| latd = 24 | latm = 17.5| lats = | latNS = N
| longd = 89 | longm = 42| longs = | longEW = E
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Bangladesh
| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = Rajshahi Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Sirajganj District
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| area_total_km2 = 164.31
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| population_total = 245164
| population_as_of = 1991
| population_density_km2 = 1492
| timezone = BST
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Geography
Belkuchi is located at 24°17′30″N 89°42′00″E / 24.2917°N 89.7000°E . It has 42413 households and total area 164.31 km². Belkuchi has a very plain land. Belkuchi has two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chandni Beel is an important water body.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. This upazila's eighteen up population is 116311. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Belkuchi has 6 unions/wards, 110 mauzas/mahallas, and 132 villages.
See also
References
- ↑ Md Rafiqul Islam (2012), "Belkuchi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.