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'''Ulipur Upazila''' ([[Kurigram District|kurigram district]])  area 504.19 sq km, located in between 25°33' and 25°49' north latitudes and in between 89°29' and 89°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Kurigram Sadar Upazila|kurigram sadar]] and [[Rajarhat Upazila|rajarhat]] upazilas on the north, [[Chilmari Upazila|chilmari]] and [[Sundarganj Upazila|sundarganj]] upazilas on the south, [[Raumari Upazila|raumari]] upazila and [[Assam|assam]] state of India on the east, [[Pirgachha Upazila|pirgachha]] and Sundarganj upazilas on the west.  
'''Ulipur Upazila''' ([[Kurigram District|kurigram district]])  area 458.48 sq km, located in between 25°33' and 25°49' north latitudes and in between 89°29' and 89°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Kurigram Sadar Upazila|kurigram sadar]] and [[Rajarhat Upazila|rajarhat]] upazilas on the north, [[Chilmari Upazila|chilmari]] and [[Sundarganj Upazila|sundarganj]] upazilas on the south, [[Raumari Upazila|raumari]] upazila and [[Assam|assam]] state of India on the east, [[Pirgachha Upazila|pirgachha]] and Sundarganj upazilas on the west.


''Population''  Total 359626; male 179320, female 180306; Muslim 331080, Hindu 28238, Buddhist 14 and others 295.  
''Population''  Total 395207; male 191041, female 204166; Muslim 365287, Hindu 29423, Buddhist 2, Christian 14and others 481.


''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Brahmaputra River|brahmaputra]], [[Dharla River|dharla]], [[Tista River|tista]].
''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Brahmaputra River|brahmaputra]], [[Dharla River|dharla]], [[Tista River|tista]].
 
''Administration''  Ulipur Thana was formed in 1902 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.  


''Administration'' Ulipur Thana was formed in 1902 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.


{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
| 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 (%)
| 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
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
Municipality
 
|-
| 1 || 13 || 134 || 354 || 45933 || 349274 || 862 || 50.3 || 45.0
|}
 
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
|-
|1
| colspan="6" | Municipality
|-
|-
|13
 
|-
|-
| 147
| 26.14 || 9 || 16 || 45933 || 1757 || 50.3
|}
 
{| 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 (%)
|-
|-
| 358
| Male || Female
 
|-
|-
| 42832
| Gunaigachh 55 || 6233 || 13542  || 14697 || 50.3
|-
|-
| 316794
| Tabakpur 78 || 6038 || 17142  || 18103 || 48.0
|-
|-
| 713
| Thetroy 83 || 6782 || 11339  || 12545 || 51.2
|-
|-
| 43.04
| Daldalia 33 || 5573 || 10807  || 12277 || 56.9
|-
|-
| 33.77
| Durgapur 50 || 6098 || 16362  || 17901 || 45.7
|-
| Dharanibari 44 || 5006 || 13194  || 14770 || 49.3
|-
| Dhamserni 39 || 3919 || 10446  || 11435 || 53.6
|-
| Pandul 72 || 4711 || 11219  || 12102 || 45.6
|-
| Bazra 16 || 8768 || 15233  || 16401 || 49.2
|-
| Buraburi 22 || 9833 || 16402  || 16688 || 39.6
|-
| Begumganj 14 || 11355 || 8770  || 8539 || 22.2
|-
| Saheber Alga 75 || 24946 || 10245  || 10182 || 24.3
|-
| Hatia 61 || 7571 || 13937  || 14996 || 37.7
 
|}
|}
Municipality
''Source  ''Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
 
Area (sq km)
 
Ward
 
Mahalla
 
Population
 
Density (per sq km)
 
Literacy rate (%)
 
26.14
 
9
 
16
 
42832
 
1638
 
43.04
 
Union
 
Name of union and GO code
 
Area (acre)


Population
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Ulipur Jami Mosque, three domed Panch Pir Mosque, Satdarga Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Kazi Mosque in Daldalia union (1214 AH), Arabic inscription of an unknown mosque of Hussain Shahi period (preserved in the [[Varendra Research Museum|varendra research museum]]), Siddheswari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.


Literacy rate (%)
[[Image:UlipurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]


  Male
''Historical events'' Many people of the upazila were actively involved in the anti British Movement in 1920 in which one Rishikesh Majumder was imprisoned.


  Female
''War of Liberation'' In 1971 the freedom fighters attacked a Pak military convoy. On 13 November the Pak army killed about 700 villagers at Hatia. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] seven freedom fighters were killed in an encounter with the Pak army at Mongoler Hat. There are mass graves at 3 places of the upazila (Hatia Dagar Kuthi, Dharanibari Madhupur and a place adjacent to Ulipur Dakbungalow) and three memorial monuments were built.


Gunaigachh 55
For details: see উলিপুর উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১।
 
7178
 
13896
 
13863
 
41.39
 
Tabakpur 78
 
6146
 
15728
 
15304
 
35.44
 
Thetroy 83
 
6782
 
12471
 
12572
 
31.50
 
Daldalia 33
 
5573
 
11207
 
11398
 
36.01
 
Durgapur 50
 
6098
 
16741
 
16485
 
39.76
 
Dharanibari 44
 
5390
 
12668
 
12500
 
34.80
 
Dhamserni 39
 
4363
 
9521
 
9336
 
35.12
 
Pandul 72
 
4711
 
11346
 
11397
 
40.01
 
Bazra 16
 
8768
 
14444
 
14368
 
35.71
 
Buraburi 22
 
9833
 
12914
 
13460
 
28.30
 
Begumganj 14
 
11355
 
6400
 
7098
 
15.15
 
Saheber Alga 75
 
24946
 
6801
 
7324
 
19.55
 
Hatia 61
 
7571
 
13511
 
14041
 
27.97
 
''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
 
[[Image:UlipurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Ulipur Upazila]]
 
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Ulipur Jami Mosque, three domed Panch Pir Mosque, Satdarga Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Kazi Mosque in Daldalia union (1214 AH), Arabic inscription of an unknown mosque of Hussain Shahi period (preserved in the [[Varendra Research Museum|varendra research museum]]), Siddheswari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.
 
''Historical events''  Many people of the upazila were actively involved in the anti-British Movement in 1920 in which one Rishikesh Majumder was imprisoned. In 1971 the freedom fighters attacked a Pak military convoy. On 13 November, the Pak army killed about 700 villagers at Hatia. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] seven freedom fighters were killed in an encounter with the Pak army at Mongaler Hat.
 
''Marks of the War of Liberation''  Mass grave 3 (at a place adjacent to Ulipur Dakbungalow, Hatia Dagar Kuthi and Dharanibari Madhupur); memorial monument 3.


''Noted religious institutions''  Ulipur Masjidul Huda, Ulipur Jami Mosque, Daldalia Kazi Mosque, Satdargah Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Three Domed Panch Pir Mosque, Siddeshwari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.
''Noted religious institutions''  Ulipur Masjidul Huda, Ulipur Jami Mosque, Daldalia Kazi Mosque, Satdargah Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Three Domed Panch Pir Mosque, Siddeshwari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.


''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 34.91%; male 40.74%, female 29.20%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 42, primary school 183, madrasa 100. Noted educational institutions: Ulipur Government Degree College (1964), Ulipur Mohila College (1986), Panch Pir Degree College (1987), MA Matin Bari Technical and Agricultural College (1995), Ulipur Maharani Sarnamoyee High School (1864), Durgapur High School (1914), Bakshiganj Rajibia High School (1945), Ulipur Government Girls'; High School (1909), Ulipur Government Primary School (1909), Durgapur Government Primary School (1914), Satdargah Nesaria Alia Madrasa (1952), Kamal Khamar Bilateral Senior Madrasa (1954), Nureshwar Amenia Madrasa (1954).
''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.6%; male 49.5%, female 42.1%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 42, primary school 183, madrasa 100. Noted educational institutions: Ulipur Government Degree College (1964), Ulipur Mohila College (1986), Panch Pir Degree College (1987), MA Matin Bari Technical and Agricultural College (1995), Ulipur Maharani Sarnamoyee High School (1864), Durgapur High School (1914), Bakshiganj Rajibia High School (1945), Ulipur Government Girls' High School (1909), Ulipur Government Primary School (1909), Durgapur Government Primary School (1914), Satdargah Nesaria Alia Madrasa (1952), Kamal Khamar Bilateral Senior Madrasa (1954), Nureshwar Amenia Madrasa (1954).


''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: ''Julfikar'' and ''Kalam Zamin''.
''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Julfikar and Kalam Zamin.


''Cultural organisations''  Library 6, cinema hall 2, women organisation 1, playground 10.
''Cultural organisations''  Library 6, cinema hall 2, women organisation 1, playground 10.


''Amusement centres'' Tupamari Pukur.
''Amusement centres'' Tupamari Pukur.
 
''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 69.41%, non-agricultural labourer 3.10%, industry 0.53%, commerce 10.61%, transport and communication 2.53%, service 5.61%, construction 1.11%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.38% and others 6.55%.


''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 69.41%, non-agricultural labourer 3.10%, industry 0.53%, commerce 10.61%, transport and communication 2.53%, service 5.61%, construction 1.11%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.38% and others 6.55%.
''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 54.70%, landless 45.3%; agricultural landowner: urban 45.37% and rural 55.93%.'


''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 54.70%, landless 45.3%; agricultural landowner: urban 45.37% and rural 55.93%.  
''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, maize, kaun, ground nut, mustard, pulse, sesame, ginger, garlic, onion, betel leaf.


''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, maize, ''kaun'', ground nut, mustard, pulse, sesame, ginger, garlic, onion, betel leaf.
''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Linseed, lentil, khesari.


''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Linseed, lentil, ''khesari''.
''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, blackberry, coconut, papaya, banana, betel nut.


''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, blackberry, coconut, papaya, banana, betel nut.
''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.


''Fisheries, dairies and poultries''  This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.
''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 75 km, semi-pucca road 9 km, mud road 436 km; railway 16 km, waterway 52 km.  


''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 76 km, mud road 752 km; railway 15 km.
''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.


''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.  
''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, husking mill, ice factory, Tredol Pump factory (locally known as Dheki Kal), welding factory.


''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, husking mill, ice factory, Tredol Pump factory (locally known as Dheki Kal), welding factory.
''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery.


''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery.
''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 53, most noted of which are Ulipur Hat, Durgapur Hat, Bakshiganj Hat, Mandal Hat, Buraburi Hat, Anantapur Hat, Pandul Hat, Thetroy Hat, Bazra Hat, Hatiar Tazia Mela and Shideshwari Mela.


''Hats, bazars and fairs''  Hats and bazars are 53, most noted of which are Ulipur Hat, Durgapur Hat, Bakshiganj Hat, Mandal Hat, Buraburi Hat, Anantapur Hat, Pandul Hat, Thetroy Hat, Bazra Hat, Hatiar Tazia Mela and Shideshwari Mela.
''Main exports''  Jute, betel leaf, betel nut, onion, garlic.


''Main exports''  Jute, betel leaf, betel nut, onion, garlic.''''
''Access to electricity''  All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 18.9% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.  


''Access to electricity''  All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 6.13% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.  
''Sources of drinking water''  Tube-well 97.7%, tap 0.1% and others 2.2%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.  


''Sources of drinking water''  Tube-well 94.66%, tap 0.27%,'' ''pond 0.21% and others 4.86%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.  
''Sanitation''  57.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 33.3% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 8.8% of households do not have latrine facilities.


''Sanitation'' 33.52% (rural 31.64% and urban 47.82%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 19.03% (rural 20.52% and urban 7.66%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 47.45% of households do not have latrine facilities.
''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 13, maternity hospital 1, eye hospital 1.


''Health centres''  Upazila health centre 13, maternity hospital 1, eye hospital 1.
''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Md. Abdul Hakim]


''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[Brak|brac]], [[Asa|asa]]. [Md. Abdul Hakim]
'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Ulipur Upazila 2007.


'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Ulipur Upazila 2007.
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Ulipur Upazila (kurigram district) area 458.48 sq km, located in between 25°33' and 25°49' north latitudes and in between 89°29' and 89°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by kurigram sadar and rajarhat upazilas on the north, chilmari and sundarganj upazilas on the south, raumari upazila and assam state of India on the east, pirgachha and Sundarganj upazilas on the west.

Population Total 395207; male 191041, female 204166; Muslim 365287, Hindu 29423, Buddhist 2, Christian 14and others 481.

Water bodies Main rivers: brahmaputra, dharla, tista.

Administration Ulipur Thana was formed in 1902 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Upazila
Municipality Union Mouza Village Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%)
Urban Rural Urban Rural
1 13 134 354 45933 349274 862 50.3 45.0
Municipality
26.14 9 16 45933 1757 50.3
Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Gunaigachh 55 6233 13542 14697 50.3
Tabakpur 78 6038 17142 18103 48.0
Thetroy 83 6782 11339 12545 51.2
Daldalia 33 5573 10807 12277 56.9
Durgapur 50 6098 16362 17901 45.7
Dharanibari 44 5006 13194 14770 49.3
Dhamserni 39 3919 10446 11435 53.6
Pandul 72 4711 11219 12102 45.6
Bazra 16 8768 15233 16401 49.2
Buraburi 22 9833 16402 16688 39.6
Begumganj 14 11355 8770 8539 22.2
Saheber Alga 75 24946 10245 10182 24.3
Hatia 61 7571 13937 14996 37.7

Source  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Ulipur Jami Mosque, three domed Panch Pir Mosque, Satdarga Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Kazi Mosque in Daldalia union (1214 AH), Arabic inscription of an unknown mosque of Hussain Shahi period (preserved in the varendra research museum), Siddheswari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.

Historical events Many people of the upazila were actively involved in the anti British Movement in 1920 in which one Rishikesh Majumder was imprisoned.

War of Liberation In 1971 the freedom fighters attacked a Pak military convoy. On 13 November the Pak army killed about 700 villagers at Hatia. During the war of liberation seven freedom fighters were killed in an encounter with the Pak army at Mongoler Hat. There are mass graves at 3 places of the upazila (Hatia Dagar Kuthi, Dharanibari Madhupur and a place adjacent to Ulipur Dakbungalow) and three memorial monuments were built.

For details: see উলিপুর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১।

Noted religious institutions Ulipur Masjidul Huda, Ulipur Jami Mosque, Daldalia Kazi Mosque, Satdargah Jami Mosque, Bazra Jami Mosque, Three Domed Panch Pir Mosque, Siddeshwari Temple, Shiva Bari Mandir, Gobinda Jeu Mandir.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 45.6%; male 49.5%, female 42.1%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 42, primary school 183, madrasa 100. Noted educational institutions: Ulipur Government Degree College (1964), Ulipur Mohila College (1986), Panch Pir Degree College (1987), MA Matin Bari Technical and Agricultural College (1995), Ulipur Maharani Sarnamoyee High School (1864), Durgapur High School (1914), Bakshiganj Rajibia High School (1945), Ulipur Government Girls' High School (1909), Ulipur Government Primary School (1909), Durgapur Government Primary School (1914), Satdargah Nesaria Alia Madrasa (1952), Kamal Khamar Bilateral Senior Madrasa (1954), Nureshwar Amenia Madrasa (1954).

Newspapers and periodicals Weekly: Julfikar and Kalam Zamin.

Cultural organisations Library 6, cinema hall 2, women organisation 1, playground 10.

Amusement centres Tupamari Pukur.

Main sources of income Agriculture 69.41%, non-agricultural labourer 3.10%, industry 0.53%, commerce 10.61%, transport and communication 2.53%, service 5.61%, construction 1.11%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.38% and others 6.55%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 54.70%, landless 45.3%; agricultural landowner: urban 45.37% and rural 55.93%.'

Main crops Paddy, jute, maize, kaun, ground nut, mustard, pulse, sesame, ginger, garlic, onion, betel leaf.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, lentil, khesari.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, blackberry, coconut, papaya, banana, betel nut.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

Communication facilities Pucca road 75 km, semi-pucca road 9 km, mud road 436 km; railway 16 km, waterway 52 km.

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

Noted manufactories Flour mill, husking mill, ice factory, Tredol Pump factory (locally known as Dheki Kal), welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 53, most noted of which are Ulipur Hat, Durgapur Hat, Bakshiganj Hat, Mandal Hat, Buraburi Hat, Anantapur Hat, Pandul Hat, Thetroy Hat, Bazra Hat, Hatiar Tazia Mela and Shideshwari Mela.

Main exports Jute, betel leaf, betel nut, onion, garlic.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 18.9% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.7%, tap 0.1% and others 2.2%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

Sanitation 57.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 33.3% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 8.8% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health centre 13, maternity hospital 1, eye hospital 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa. [Md. Abdul Hakim]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Ulipur Upazila 2007.