Ulipur () is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ulipur is located at . It has 63216 households and total area 504.19 km2. The Brahmaputra River and Teesta River flow through Ulipur. The Upazila is bounded by Chilmari Upazila and Rowmari Upazila to the south and Kurigram Sadar Upazila and the Rajarhat Upazila to its north. Also Assam, india to its east, and Rangpur District to its west.
History
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ulipur has a population of 410890. Males and females each constitute 50% of the population. The adult population, consisting of individuals over the age of 18, is 153,939. Ulipur has an average literacy rate of 45.06% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Ulipur Upazila is divided into Ulipur Municipality and 13 union parishads: Bazra, Begumgonj, Buraburi, Daldalia, Dhamsreni, Dharanibari, Durgapur, Gunaigas, Hatia, Pandul, Shahabiar Alga, Tobockpur, and Thetrai. The union parishads are subdivided into 147 mauzas and 354 villages.
Ulipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.
Education
According to Banglapedia, Bakshiganj Rajibia High School, founded in 1945, Durgapur High School, Durgapur (1914), Ulipur Government Girls' High School (1909), and Ulipur M.S. High School & College (1864) are notable secondary schools.