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Kurigram District (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম জেলা) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. [ 4 ]
The original name of Kurigram was Kuriganj and it was renamed Kurigram till 1984. The name Kuriganj comes from the words Kuri and Gram, which mean "twenty" and "village" in the Kol language respectively. Because this district originally consisted of twenty villages. In 1984, the name of Kuriganj was changed to Kurigram.
The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". Altogether, there are 43 such cities in Bangladesh. 11 of these cities can be considered major cities as these are governed by City Corporations.
Mansingh, commander of Emperor Akbar, conquered part of Rangpur in 1575.Rangpur came completely under the Mughal empire in 1686. Mughalbasa and Mughalhat of Kurigram district still bear marks of the Mughal rule in the region.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kurigram Sadar Upazila had 72,592 households and a population of 312,408. 74,572 (23.87%) were under 10 years of age.Kurigram Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.14%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1022 females per 1000 males. 80,810 (25.87%) lived in urban areas.
Rajarhat (Bengali: রাজারহাট) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Since 1981 it has been a Thana and later on September 14, 1983, it was turned into an upazila by the government. [3]
Kurigram District: 25 Kurigram-1: Bhurungamari Upazila and Nageshwari Upazila: 26 Kurigram-2: Kurigram Sadar Upazila, Rajarhat Upazila and Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram: 27
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