Belkuchi Upazila

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At a Glance Belkuchi Upzila

Item		General Information
Boundaires		Belkuchi upazila has Sirajganj Sadar upazila on the north, Shahjadpur on the south and Chowhali upazila on the east, Kalihati and Tangail Sadar upazilas of Tangail district on the east bank of the river Jamuna, Kamarkhand and Ullapara upazilas on the west. Its distance from Sirajganj district headquarters is 20 km.
Distance from district headquarters		22 K.M.
Area		164.31 sq km (it is the 2nd smallest upazila among the 9 upazilas of Sirajganj district)
Populations		3,52,635 (approximately)
	Male	1,69,738 (approximately)
	female	1,73,098 (approximately)
Density of population		2221 (per sq km)
Total number of voters		1,97,239
	Number of male voters	1,17,540
	Number of female voters	1,28,104
Annual population growth rate		1.52%
Total family (household)		74,450
Constituency		66 Sirajganj-5 (consisting of Belkuchi-Chowhali Upazila)
Village		131
Mouza		100
Union		06
Municipality		01
Mosque		510
Temple		36
Main River		2 (Jamuna and Hura Sagar)
Bank branch		15
Post Office/Sub Post office		18
Telephone Exchange		01 (Digital)

Item		Relating to Agriculture
Total amount of land		11,118 hectares
Net crop land		10,317 hectares
Total crop land		19, 878 hectares
One crop land		2466 hectares
Two crop lands		6141 hectares
Three crop lands		1710 hectares
Deep Tube wells		7
Shallow Tube wells		2114
Annual Food Demand		78,267 metric tons
Number of Tube wells		2146

Item		Relating to Education
Government primary school		82
Non-government primary school		57
Community Primary School		5
High school		27
Dakhil Madrasa		6
Alim / Fazil Madrasa		05
College		08
Education rate		40.4%

Item		Health related
Upazila Health Complex		1
Number of Bed		31
Number of Senior Nurses		20 . Working = 10
Number of Assistant Nurses		02