Kulia Union


Kulia is a union parishad situated at the north-west part of Debhata Upazila, in Satkhira District, Khulna Division of Bangladesh.

History

Guruthakurgans of Satkhira zamindars lived in Kulia Union which is why the post office and a village are called Gurugram.

Geography

Kuliya Union is bounded on the north by Alipore Union, on the south by Parulia Union, on the east by Fingri Union and Bhomra, which is adjacent to the Indian state of West Bengal.
Area: 59.49 sq. km.

Demographics

Population: 35,154. 17,949 males, 18,205 females, 26,364 Muslims, 6,375 Hindus and 2,393 others.

Administration

List of chairmen

Current Chairman is Md. Asadul Haque
Serial No.The names of the chairmenare term
01Abu Salek SardarBritish to 1966
02Abdul Ghaffar Sardar1966-1971
03Nurul Momin Sardar1972-1988
04Md. Asadul Haque1988-2016
05Md. Imadul Islam2016-2021
06Md. Asadul Haque2021–present

Education

Just like any other areas in Bangladesh, Kulia has few number of educational institutions. They include:
Literacy rate: 86.04%
Educational Institutions
The number of primary schools is 8
02 secondary schools
1 secondary girls school
Dakhil Madrasa 3
There are 37 sub-formal schools
Jami Masjid 48