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Katiadi Upazila

Katiadi (Bengali: কটিয়াদি) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Katiadi has an area of 219.22 square kilometres (84.64 sq mi).

Katiadi Upazila has an area of 219.21 km2. It is bounded by Kishoreganj Sadar and Karimganj Upazilas on the north, Belabo and Monohardi upazilas of Narsingdi district on the south, Nikli and Bajitpur upazilas on the east, and Pakundia Upazila on the west. Purushbadhia, Doba and Reksa Beels are notable.

Demographics

Religions in Katiadi Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.73%
Hinduism
 
 3.26%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Katiadi Upazila had 69,801 households and a population of 314,529. 88,092 (28.01%) were under 10 years of age. Katiadi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 40.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1083 females per 1000 males. 40,725 (12.95%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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%.[8]

Transportation

A railway station of Katiadi upazila

There are many methods of transportation in this upazila, it also has two railway stations including;

  • Gachihata Railway Station
  • Manik Khali Railway Station

Administration

Katiadi thana became an upazila in 1983. Katiadi was declared a municipality in 1999.

List of union's
NO Union Name
01 Banagram Union
02 Achmita Union
03 Jalalpur Union
04 Lohajhuri Union
05 Korgaon Union
06 Chandpur Union
07 Sohosram Dhuldia Union
08 Mumurdia Union
09

The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 156 villages.[6]

Kaitadi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel. 18 October 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Katiadi Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kishoreganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-263-4.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.