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'''Belkuchi Upazila''' ([[Sirajganj District|sirajganj district]]) area 164.31 sq km, located in between 24°13' and 24°22' north latitudes and in between 89°37' and 89°47' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Sirajganj Sadar Upazila|sirajganj sadar]] upazila on the north, [[Shahjadpur Upazila|shahjadpur]] and [[Chauhali Upazila|chauhali]] upazilas on the south, [[Kalihati Upazila|kalihati]] and [[Tangail Sadar Upazila|tangail sadar]] upazilas on the east, [[Kamarkhanda Upazila|kamarkhanda]] and [[Ullahpara Upazila|ullahpara]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 302678; male 160265, female 142413; Muslim 284129, Hindu 18473, Buddhist 52 and others 24.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Jamuna River|jamuna]] and [[Hurasagar River|hurasagar]]; Chandi beel is notable.

''Administration'' Belkuchi Thana was formed in 1921 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-

|
6

|
108

|
143

|
20328

|
282350

|
1842

|
53.80

|
46.53
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area <br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
6.85

|
3

|
20328

|
2968

|
53.80
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Daulatpur 54

|
5525

|
47397

|
40484

|
49.46

|-
|
Dhukaria Bera 67

|
6876

|
25770

|
23609

|
44.40

|-
|
Baradhul 13

|
7730

|
10398

|
9057

|
38.55

|-
|
Belkuchi 27

|
6554

|
19265

|
16996

|
46.56

|-
|
Bhangabari 40

|
6282

|
32843

|
29263

|
52.98

|-
|
Rajapur 81

|
6947

|
24592

|
23004

|
40.99
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census- 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BelkuchiUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''History of the War of Liberation'' On 7 December 1971 a battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak army on WAPDA dam of Rajapur union in which the Pak army was defeated and one freedom fighter was killed. Another battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at the north side of the graveyard of Tamai Paschimpara of Bhangabari union in which three Pak soldiers and two freedom fighters were killed.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 441, temple 72, church 1. Noted religious institutions: Ajgara Marcaques Jami Mosque, Sohagpur Kalibari Temple.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 47.03%; male 51.46%, female 42.03%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 23, primary school 137, KG school 26, community school 3, madrasa 18. Noted educational institutions: Belkuchi Degree College (1970), Belkuchi Mahila College (1998), Daulatpur Degree College (1999), Baniagati Science and Technical College (2001), Shyam Kishore Pilot High School (1913), Satinath Academy, Sohagpur SK Pilot High School, Sohagpur Pilot Girls' High School (1967), Daulatpur High School (1918), Saidabad High School (1965), Megillah Senior Madrasa (1955).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 42, cinema hall 6, play ground 13, women's organisation 145.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 22.22%, non-agricultural labourer 5.36%, commerce 19.44%, transport and communication 1.92%, industry 24.38%, service 4.82%, construction 1.07%, religious service 0.26%, rent and remittance 1.15% and others 9.38%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 41.92%, landless 58.08%; agricultural landowner: urban 24.55% and rural 43.08%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, jute, mustard seed, potato, pulses, ground nut, burley, kaun, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, black berry, litchi, papaya, banana, guava.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 31, dairy 7, poultry 193.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 84 km, semi-pucca road 32 km, mud road 193 km; waterways 17 nautical miles.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving 5032, bamboo work 12, cane work 10, wood work 226.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 37, fairs 3, most noted of which are Sohagpur Hat, Mukandagati Hat, Kandapara Hat and Boat Racing Mela (Sohagpur).

''Main exports'' Paddy, jute, mustard seed, weaving cloths.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under electricity net-work. However 30.67%' dwellings have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 95.06%, tap 0.34%, pond 0.33% and others 4.27%. The presence of intolerable level of arsenic has been detected in the tube well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 23.70% (rural 23.56% and urban 25.67%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 65.92% (rural 66.16% and urban 62.32%) of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 10.38% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 6, satellite clinic 3, clinic 3.

''Natural Disasters'' The floods of 1988 and 1998 and the tornado of 1998 caused heavy damages to settlements, livestock, crops and other properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]]. [Md Rafiqul Islam]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Belkuchi Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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