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Fulchhari ফুলছড়ি
Upazila
Balasighat
Coordinates: 25°11.5′N 89°37′E / 25.1917°N 89.617°E / 25.1917; 89.617
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Gaibandha
Area
• Total	314.03 km (121.25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	166,662
• Density	530/km (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5760
Website	Official Map of Phulchhari

Phulchhari or Fulchhari (Bengali: ফুলছড়ি) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Phulchhari is located at 25°11′30″N 89°37′00″E / 25.1917°N 89.6167°E / 25.1917; 89.6167. It has 40,489 households and total area 314.03 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Phulchhari Upazila had 40,489 households and a population of 165,334. 46,512 (28.13%) were under 10 years of age. Phulchhari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 31.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 6,401 (3.87%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulchhari has a population of 128845. Males constitute 50.82% of the population, and females 49.18%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54806. Phulchhari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Phulchhari Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Erendabari, Fazlupur, Phulchari, Gazaria, Kanchipara, Udakhali, and Uria. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 85 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
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. 21 October 2024.
3. Zahurul Qayum (2012), "Fulchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gaibandha (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-228-3.
5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gaibandha" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Gaibandha district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

v t e Gaibandha District
Upazilas	Sadullapur Gobindaganj Sughatta Fulchhari Sundarganj Palashbari Gaibandha sadar

v t e Upazilas of the Rangpur Division
Capital: Rangpur
Dinajpur District	Birampur Birganj Biral Bochaganj Chirirbandar Phulbari Ghoraghat Hakimpur Kaharole Khansama Dinajpur Nawabganj Parbatipur
Gaibandha District	Phulchhari Gaibandha Gobindaganj Palashbari Sadullapaur Sughatta Sundarganj
Kurigram District	Bhurungamari Char Rajibpur Chilmari Phulbari Kurigram Nageshwari Rajarhat Raomari Ulipur
Lalmonirhat District	Aditmari Hatibandha Kaliganj Lalmonirhat Patgram
Nilphamari District	Dimla Domar Jaldhaka Kishoreganj Nilphamari Saidpur
Panchagarh District	Atwari Boda Debiganj Panchagarh Tetulia
Rangpur District	Badarganj Gangachara Kaunia Rangpur Mithapukur Pirgachha Pirganj Taraganj
Thakurgaon District	Baliadangi Haripur Pirganj Ranisankail Thakurgaon

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