Kishoreganj

Kishoreganj কিশোরগঞ্জ
City and Municipality
A view of Kishoreganj and the Narsunda River from a watch-tower
Kishoreganj Show map of Dhaka division Kishoreganj Show map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°26′19″N90°46′35″E / 24.4385°N 90.7764°E / 24.4385; 90.7764
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh
District	Kishoreganj
Upazila	Kishoreganj Sadar
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Kishoreganj Municipality
• Paura Mayor	khalekuzzaman rumman [1]
Area
• Total	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	103,798 [2]
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	2300
National Dialing Code	+880

Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is divided two sides by the Narasundha River.

Demographics

Religions in Kishoreganj (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Islam			85.58%
Hinduism			14.38%
Other or not stated			0.04%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kishoreganj Paurashava had 21,879 households and a population of 103,798. Out of this total, 20,848 inhabitants (20.09%) were under 10 years of age. Kishoreganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.54%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 976 females per 1000 males. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• ABM Zahidul Haq
• Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College

References

1. "AL-backed candidate Parvez wins Kishoreganj municipal polls". New Age (Bangladesh) . United News of Bangladesh (UNB). 30 January 2021.
2. "Kishoreganj City's area and population" . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
3. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
4. "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27.

External links

• Media related to Kishoreganj at Wikimedia Commons