Katiadi ( bn, কটিয়াদি) 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 ...
of
Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It was taken 2495.07 sq. km of land from Mymensingh district to form prese ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
,
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
Katiadi has an area of .
Katiadi Upazila is the largest upazila of Kishoreganj district, with an area of 219.22 km
2. It is bounded by Kishoreganj Sadar and Karimganj Upazilas on the north, Belabo and Monohardi upazilas on the south, Nikli and Bajitpur upazilas on the east, and Pakundia Upazila on the west. Purushbadhia, Doba and Reksa Beels are notable.
Demographics
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Katiadi had a population of 264,501, across 49,488 households. Males constituted 50.24% of the population and females 49.76%. The number of adults over the age of 18 is 125,001. Katiadi had an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Street and railway
There have many Street in this upazila.
Also have two railway station in Katidai
Administration
Katiadi thana became an upazila in 1983. Katiadi was declared a municipality in 1999.
The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 156 villages.
Kaitadi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20
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 ...
s.
Dr.Mustakakur Rahman is the chairman of Katiadi Upazila.
Mr.Nur Mohammad Ex IGP of Bangladesh Police is running MP of Parliament from Katiadi -Pakundia.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Dhaka Division
Kishoreganj District
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