Belkuchi ( bn, বেলকুচি) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

, or subdistrict of

Sirajganj district Sirajganj District ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in the North Bengal region of Bangladesh, located in the Rajshahi Division. It is an economically important district of Bangladesh. Sirajganj district is the 25th ...

in the Division of

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Belkuchi is located at . It has 42,413 households and a total area of . There are two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chandni Beel is an important water body. The upazila is bounded by Sirajganj sadar upazila on the north,

Shahjadpur Shahjadpur is a city ward in Bangladesh. It is situated under Dhaka North City Corporation. Shahjadpur is a ward under number 18. The mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation is Mohammed Atikul Islam. The area of Shahjadpur is surrounded by Gulshan, ...

and Chauhali upazilas on the south, Kalihati and Tangail Sadar upazilas on the east, Kamarkhanda and Ullahpara upazilas on the west.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Belkuchi has a population of 352835. Males constitute 179738 of the population, and females 173097. Belkuchi has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Belkuchi Thana was formed in 1921 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Belkuchi Upazila is divided into Belkuchi Municipality and six

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Bara Dhul, Belkuchi, Bhangabari, Daulatpur, Dhukariabera, and Rajapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 94 mauzas and 131 villages. Belkuchi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

Education

*Shernagar Fazil Degree Madrasah *Chak Shohagpur Government Primary School *Delua Islamia Alim Madrasah *Shohagpur Notunpara A.S High School *Belkuchi Model College *

Belkuchi College Belkuchi College is a government college of Belkuchi, Sirajgonj. History In 1970s there was a great tide of inspiration in establishing colleges in different Belkuchi thanas of Sirajganj. A large number of elites of Belkuchi were also present t ...

* Megulla Fazil (Degree) Madrasha * Sohagpur S.K Pilot Government Model High School * Oxford Scholars School *Sohagpur Pilot Girls High School * Tamai Multilateral High School. * Tamai Grils High School *Pastoral Academy

References

Upazilas of Sirajganj District {{Rajshahi-geo-stub

Geography

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