Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 24°36′N 88°16′E / 24.600°N 88.267°E / 24.600; 88.267
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Nawabganj Sadar (

Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar is located at 24°36′00″N 88°16′00″E / 24.6000°N 88.2667°E / 24.6000; 88.2667. It has 112,748 households and total area 451.8 km2.

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is bounded by

CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, all across the Ganges/ Padma, on the south, and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the west.[2][3]

Demographics

Religions in Chapai Nawabganj Sadar upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.64%
Hinduism
 
 3.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.47%

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census, Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila had 112,748 households and a population of 530,592. 125,623 (23.68%) were under 10 years of age. Chapai Nawabganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males. 180,731 (34.06%) lived in urban areas.[4] Ethnic population was 1,578.[5]

As of the

1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj Sadar has a population of 389524. Males constitute 50.39% of the population, and females 49.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187893. Nawabganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]

Administration

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Nawabganj Municipality and 14

union parishads: Alatuli, Baliadanga, Baroghoria, Charaunupnagar, Charbagdanga, Debinagar, Gobratola, Islampur, Jhilim, Moharajpur, Narayanpur, Ranihati, Shahjahanpur, and Sundarpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 174 mauzas and 203 villages.[4]

mahallas.[4]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Harimohon Government High School, founded in 1895, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pulak, Abdul Manik (2012). "Nawabganj Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Nawabganj Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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