Kotalipara Upazila


Kotalipara is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kotalipara is located at. It has 37,603 households and a total area of 362.05 km². It is a "Mofossol" town. It is 4-5 hours from Dhaka via highway by bus and 3 hours from Mawa point.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotalipara had a population of 206,195, of whom 102,198 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.48% of the population, and females 49.52%. Kotalipara had an average literacy rate of 34.8%, against the national average of 32.4%.
Kotalipara has 13 unions, 150 mauzas, and 199 villages.