Thursday, March 7, 2013

Kishoreganj District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Kishoreganj District (Dhaka division) with an area of 2688.62 sq km, is bounded by netrokona and mymensingh districts on the north, narsingdi district on the southwest and brahmanbaria district on the southeast, sunamganj and habiganj districts on the east, gazipur and Mymensingh districts on the west. The soil formation of the district is alluvial sand coming from Brahmaputra, Meghna and other small rivers. The soil is fertile. Annual average temperature- maximum 33.3 oC, minimum 12 oC; annual rainfall 2174 mm. There are hills and hillocks on the northern and depressions on southern parts of the district. Main rivers are old brahmaputra, meghna, Kalni, Dhanu, Ghorautra, Baurii, Narasunda, Piyain; main depressions: Humaipur (Bajitpur), Somai (Nikli), Barir (Mithamain), Surma Baula (Nikli), and Tallar Haors (Nikli-Bajitpur-Austagram).

Kishoreganj At a Glance

Area: 2688.62 Km2
Upazila Road: 601.04 Km
Union Road: 736.83 Km
Village Road: 1378.93 Km VA
1924.31 Km VB
Population: 25,25,221
Density: 939 per Km2
Literacy: 21.94 %
Upazilas: 13
Union: 110
Pourashavas: 8
Primary Schools: 667
High Schools: 205
Colleges: 30

Upazilas

Austagram
Bajitpur
Bhairab
Hossainpur
Itna
Karimganj
Katiadi
Kishoreganj Sadar
Kuliarchar
Mithamoin
Nikli
Pakundia
Tarail