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 km. It is a "mofussil" town. It is 4–5 hours from Dhaka via highway by bus (Aricha point) 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% (7+ years), against the national average of  32.4%. Administration. Kotalipara Upazila is divided into Kotalipara Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amtali, Bandhabari, Ghagar, Hiran, Kalabari, Kandi, Kushla, Pinjuri, Radhaganj, Ramshil, Sadullapur and Suagram. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 208 villages. Kotalipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.