Phulbari ( bn, ফুলবাড়ী) is an
upazila of
Kurigram District in the Division of
Rangpur,
Bangladesh.
Geography
Phulbari is located at . It has 25236 households and total area 163.63 km
2.
It is 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 northwest of
Kurigram Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...
town.
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 ...
, 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.
Administration
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.
The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Kurigram District
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