Third-level Administrative Division,Kishoreganj Town

Kishoreganj (Town) located at 24.4358442N 90.7724762E degree, consists of 9 wards and 56 mahallas. Kishoreganj municipality was established in 1869. The area of the town is 19.57 sq km. It has a population of 77165; male 52.51%, female 47.49%. The density of population is 3943 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 59%. It has two dakbungalows.
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, population 2525221; male 50.29%, female 49.71%; Muslim 92.1%, Hindu 7.2% and others 0.7%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 1035, temple 138.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 21.94%; male 26.94% and female 16.64%. Educational institutions: medical college 1, nursing training institute 1, university (under construction) 1, college 25, collegiate high school 4, high and junior high school 201, madrasa 120, technical training institute 2, government primary school 808, non-government primary school 1137, kindergarten 16. Noted old educational institutions: Kishoreganj Boy's High School (1881), Hafez Abdur Razzaque Pilot High School, Bajitpur (1890), Jangalbari High School (1862), Mangalbaria Madrasa, Pakundia (1872), Hossainpur High School (1890), Agarpur Gokulchandra High School, Kuliarchar (1907), Kodalia High School, Pakundia (1910), Achmita George Institute (1920), Banagram High School, Katiadi (1912), Azimuddin High School, Kishoreganj (1916).

Cultural organisations: Club 240, cinema hall 23, literacy society 14, press club 1, theatre group 17, public libarary 10, women's organisation17, playground 53, theatre group 4, shishu academy 1, shilpakala academy 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 45.48%, fishing 1.87%, agricultural labourer 21.02%, wage labourer 3.29%, commerce 11.2%, transport 2.06%, service 4.47%, others 10.61%.

Land use: Total cultivable land 187975.31 hectares, fallow land 5186.56 hectares; single crop 46.74%, double crop 39.44% and treble crop land 13.82%; land under irrigation 59.06%.

Land control: Among the peasants 16.19% are landless, 13.35% marginal, 29.42% small, 18.94% intermediate and 22.10% rich.

Main crops: Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, pulse, potato, peanut, corn, sugarcane and vegetables.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 280 km, semi pucca 210 km and mud road 5043.50; railways 57 km.

Manufactories Kalia Chapra Sugar Mill (extinct), Kishoreganj Sugar Mill (extinct), Joshodal Textile Mills, Jeminee Textile Mills, Badam Tail Mills (extinct), Aftaf Feed Mills Ltd are noted.

Cottage industries: Chess (Austagram), cane and bamboo work, iron work, wood work, etc. Maslin (Bajitpur, Jangalbari), oyster pearl (Bajitpur Astagram), paper Betal-Tatarkandi, Katiadi, Kuliarchar), tusk goods (Boulai, Kishoreganj), Shital Pati (Austagram), conch goods, etc.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are Care, brac, proshika, Popy, Global Village, ARA, Pallibikash.

Health centres Hospital 6, upazila health complex 13, subhealth centre 17, TB clinic 1, maternity centre 3, family welfare centre 61.

Nearby cities: Shahbazpur Town, Agartala, Dhaka City

Coordinates:   24°26'12"N   90°46'52"E

Descriptive Discusion Of Katiadi Upazila

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Katiadi has a population of 264501. Males constitute 50.24% of the population, and females 49.76%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125001. Katiadi has an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Humayun Kabir Katiadi Upazila is the largest upazila of kishoreganj district, with an area of 219.22 km², and 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, pakundia upazila on the west. Purushbadhia, Doba and Reksa Beels are notable.

Katiadi has a population of 12208; male 52.75%, female 47.25%; population density is 4472 per km². Literacy rate among the town people is 45.25%.

Abdul Wahab ainuddin is the running chairman of katiadi upuzila.

Administration Katiadi thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of Kaitadi Upazila has only pourosova katiadi and 9 union parishads named Lohajuri, JalalPur, Achmita, Bonogram, Mosua, Momurdia,Chandopur, Duldia, korgaong, 95 mouzas and 151 villages.

Katiadi is declared as pourosova 1999 and founded at 31 May 2001. Mohammad Ali was foundering and first chairman & the then administrator of the pourashava. Tofazzal Hossian Khan Dilip was the first elected chairman and also acting mayor. He elected 2 times continuously.

Archaeological heritage and relics Tomb of Hazrat Shamsuddin (R), a companion of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) at Village Kurikhai; Gopinath Jeo Temple, Lakshminarayan Jeo Temple.

Religious institutions Mosque 359, tomb 2, temple 5.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 20.3%; male 24.9% and female 15.6%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 19, technical educational institution 1, madrasa 36, government primary school 81, non-government primary school 32; noted institution: Nabagram Ananda Kishore High School (1922).

Main occupations Agriculture 46.91%, agricultural labourer 22.17%, wage labourer 3.64%, commerce 11.05%, service 3.55%, transport 1.22%, fishing 1.03%, others 10.43%.

Land use Cultivable land 16248.48 hectares, fallow land 430.59 hectares; single crop 11.68%, double crop 55.35% and treble crop land 32.97%; land under irrigation 23.2%.

Land control Among the peasants 49.45% are small, 30.47% intermediate and 10.08% rich.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, peanut, garlic, tomato, onion, chilli, potato, sugarcane, vegetables.Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, cotton, kaun, barley, mouri and kalojira. Main fruits Mango, banana, jackfruit, litchi and papaya. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 169, dairy 40, fishery 6.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 47 km, semi pucca 8 km, mud road 173 km; Railway 12.14 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart and horse carriage (nearly extinct), boat.

Manufactories Saw mill 20, rice mill 5, oil grinder 43.

Cottage industries Weaving 281, bamboo work 348, blacksmith 62, potteries 57, wood work 276, jute and cotton work 54, brass work 4 and others 1507.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 20, most noted are Kotiadi Bazar, Dhuldia Bazar and Kargaon Bazar; fairs 8, noted Rath Mela at Gopinath Geor Temple,

Main exports Jute.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, Pratasha, Masjid Mission, grameen bank, Ahsania Mission, Palli Bikash, proshika and Global Village.

The Location Of Kishoreganj District in Bangladesh