Fulbaria Upazila

According to archaeologists, most of the Fulbaria is an extended part of the land formed by the red soil of Madhupur and Bhawal; one of the oldest soils in the country. The southern and south-western and south-eastern parts of Phulbaria are composed of red soil. The north-western and north-eastern parts are composed mainly of ancient silt and loam soils.

Fulbaria was formerly known as Govindaganj. The use of phulkhari (a type of chalk) was very prevalent in the area from which the modern name is said to have come from. In 1864, Govindaganj was renamed to Fulbaria and administratively established as a thana. However, due to the influence and power of some people, the boundaries could not be determined. The boundaries were demarcated and the thana was officially established in 1867.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a training camp for Bengali freedom fighters was founded in Kandania-Langal Shimul Bazar(Kandania High School Field) in Bhabanipur on 25 March. In Lakshmipur, a fierce face-off took place between the freedom fighters and the Pakistan Army resulting in 70 total deaths. On 8 December of the same year, Fulbaria was liberated. During a cyclone on 27 April 1972, many areas in Fulbaria were affected such as Bakta, Achim Patuli, Naogaon and Putijana in addition to seven deaths and many wounded. The Fulbaria thana was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district) on 2 July 1983. In 1998, the Keshoreganj College was founded.

Fulbaria is located at {{coord|24.6333|N|90.2667|E|}}. Fulbaria upazila with an area of 398.70 km², is bounded by Muktagachha upazila on the north, Bhaluka upazila on the south, Trishal and Mymensingh Sadar upazilas on the east, Ghatail, Madhupur and Muktagachha upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Khiru, Nageshwari, banar and Bajua; main beel is Bhawal.

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Fulbaria Upazila had 101,189 households and a population of 448,467. 118,649 (26.46%) were under 10 years of age. Fulbaria has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.34%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 50,584 (11.28%) lived in urban areas.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Mymensingh district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Mymensingh.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Mymensingh.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Majority of the population are Bengalis but the upazila is also home to 1,934 Garos, Koch and other ethnic people.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Fulbari has a population of 345,283. Males constitute 50.77% of the population, and females 49.23%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 171,551. Fulbaria has an average literacy rate of 20.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web |access-date=November 10, 2006 |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=2005-03-27 |title=Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Fulbaria (Town) consists of five mouzas. The area of the town is 42.4 km². It has a population of 53412; male 51.22%, female 48.78%; population density per km² is 1259. Literacy rate among the town people is 25.23%. The town has one dakbungalow.

Fulbaria thana, now an upazila, was established in 1867.

Fulbaria Upazila is divided into Fulbaria Municipality and 13 union parishads: Asim-Patuli, Balian, Bakta, Vobanipur, Deukhola, Enayetpur, Fulbaria, Kaladaha, Kushmail, Naogaon, Putijana, Radhakanai, and Rangamatia. The union parishads are subdivided into 104 mauzas and 116 villages.

Fulbaria Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185427/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}

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Literacy and educational institutions average literacy 75.02%; male 62%, female 38.04%. Educational institutions: college 12, high school 47, madrasa 52, government primary school 104, non-government primary school 63.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

There are 11 colleges in the upazila. They include Fulbaria Mohila College, Keshorganj College, founded in 1998, and Shahabuddin College. Fulbaria College is the only honors level one.{{cite web |title=College |url=https://banbeis.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/banbeis.portal.gov.bd/files/c86dcc88_ae5a_4131_a577_4b3d7855f0f6/college-2023.xlsx |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics |format=Excel}}

According to Banglapedia, Achim High School, Fulbaria Pilot High School, Hare Krishna High School, Kandania High School, Muhammad Nagar High School, Palashihata High School, and Radhakanai High School are notable secondary schools.

The madrasa education system includes seven fazil madrasas.{{cite web |url=http://moedu.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/moedu.portal.gov.bd/npfblock//Fazil%20Madrasha.xls |title=Fazil Madrasha |author= |website=Ministry of Education |format=Excel |access-date=15 July 2014}}

Fulbaria is noted for its beels as well as the large forest area in Rangamatia and Santoshpur. The latter Union is also home to rubber plantation.{{cite web |url=https://deshbartabd.com/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC/ |script-title=bn:ফুলবাড়ীয়ার পর্যটন সম্ভাবনাময় বড়বিলের সৌন্দর্য নষ্ট করছে ইঞ্জিন চালিত নৌকা |website=deshbartabd.com |language=bn}}

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