Phulchhari Upazila
Phulchhari or Fulchhari is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Phulchhari is located at. It has 40,489 households and total area 314.03 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Fulchhari Upazila had 44,910 households and a population of 166,662. 11.45% of the population were under 5 years of age. Fulchhari had a literacy rate of 59.99%: 62.79% for males and 57.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.20 males for every 100 females. 25,102 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Phulchhari Upazila had 40,489 households and a population of 165,334. 46,512 were under 10 years of age. Phulchhari had a literacy rate of 31.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 6,401 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulchhari has a population of 128845. Males constitute 50.82% of the population, and females 49.18%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 54806. Phulchhari has an average literacy rate of 16.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.