Nageshwari Upazila
25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E
Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী | ||
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Postal code 5660 | ||
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Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E.[1]
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census, Nageshwari Upazila had 94,108 households and a population of 394,258. 103,595 (26.28%) were under 10 years of age. Nageshwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. 62,289 (15.80%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census, Nageshwari has a population of 279,775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131,990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Administration
Nageshwari Thana, formed in 1793, was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.[5]
The upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14
union parishads: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.[2]
Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81
mahallas.[2]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Nageshwari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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