Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram

Phulbari (Bengali: ফুলবাড়ী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Phulbari
ফুলবাড়ী
Upazila
Phulbari is located in Bangladesh
Phulbari
Phulbari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°57′N 89°34′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total163.63 km2 (63.18 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total129,668
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Phulbari

Geography

Phulbari is located at 25.9500°N 89.5667°E / 25.9500; 89.5667. It has 25236 households and total area 163.63 km2.

It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lalmonirhat town, and was separated from Lalmonirhat District by Dharla River. Lalmonirhat is connected by kulaghat-Sonaikazi river crossing on Dharla river.

It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Kurigram town.

It is bounded by Parbatipur and Chirirbandar upazilas on the north, Birampur upazila on the south, Nawabganj of Dinajpur and Birampur upazilas on the east, West Bengal state of India on the west.[2]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulbari has a population of 129,668. Males constitute 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 62,699. Phulbari has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Phulbari Thana, formed in 1857, was turned into an upazila in 1984.[4]

Phulbari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baravita, Bhangamor, Kashipur, Nawdanga, Phulbari, and Shimulbari. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.[5]

The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.

See also

References
  1. Mirza Md. Nasir Uddin (2012), "Phulbari Upazila (Kurigram District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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