Karimganj Upazila

Karimganj is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.GeographyKarimganj is an upazila of Kishoreganj, located at. It has 43445 households and total area 200.52 km². The area is full of greenery with water bodies surrounding the land.DemographicsAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Karimganj has a population of 287807(2014). Males constitute 49.75% of the population, and females 50.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109240. Karimganj has an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. This town is famous for fried fish (chapa shutki, or Shidol). From the nation's capital, Dhaka, it is nearly 140 km away towards the north-eastern corner. Karimganj is also famous for lakes and ponds. Karimganj town is the gateway to the largest inland water body (Haors) of the country.AdministrationKarimganj has 11 administrative Wards,and 184 villages.It has one pauroshova. Like other administrative units of Bangladesh, Karimganj also has a police station in the town. There is a health complex and a veterinary clinic in the municipality as well. The upazila complex is the center of all kinds of administrative activities mainly headed by the UNO (Upazila Executive Officer). There also lies a well equipped agricultural office, Fisheries Office, Live Stock Office, Social Welfare office. But, the most important of all is the office of the Local Government Engineering Division (LGED) which is responsible for facilitating infrastructural development in the upazila.Mayor Hazi abdul kaium, from Awami League