Patnitala Upazila
Patnitala
পত্নীতলা | ||
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Postal code 6540 | ||
Website | patnitala |
Patnitala (Bengali: পত্নীতলা, means Wife's Place) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Patnitala is located at 25°03′00″N 88°44′00″E / 25.0500°N 88.7333°E. It has 58,661 units of households and total area 382.38 km2. The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba.[1]
Patnitala Upazila is bounded by
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Points of interest
Dibar Dighi is a large historic pond with a stone pillar, Kaivarta Stambha, in its middle. Both date from the late eleventh century.[7][8][9][10]
- Gahon Pirbabar Mazar, Patnitala
- Kancon, Hazarat Zahor Uddin Cistia Babar Mazar, Patnitala
- Katabari Mazar, Patnitala
- Atrai River, Patnitala
- Nazipur Pouro Park, Nazipur
- Paikbanda Shalbon
- More than Forest (Shihara and Nirmoil)
Administration
Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[11]
Patnitala Upazila is divided into Patnitala Municipality and 11
M P: Alhaz Shahidujjaman Sarker Bablu. Upazila Chairman: Md. Abdul Gaffar. Mayor of Nazipur Municipality: Rezaul Karim Babu (Balu Babu)
Education
There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Chowrat Shibpur Barendra College; Nazipur Government College, founded in 1973; and Nazipur Mohila College (1995).[1][13]
According to Banglapedia, Kantabari High School, founded in 1924, Nazipur Pilot High School (1930), and Sarlabala (Gandhi) Girls' School (1920), are notable secondary schools.[1]
The madrasa education system includes seven fazil madrasas. Nazipur Siddikia Fazil Madrasha was founded in 1969.[1][14]
See also
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Nazipur
- Gaganpur
References
- ^ a b c d e Tuhin, Shamsul Arefin (2012). "Patnitala Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "District Human Development Report" (PDF). Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Naogaon 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.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (1992). Ancient Bangladesh, a study of the archaeologcial sources. Oxford University Press. p. 155.
- ^ Indian Information Series. Vol. 4–5. India: Bureau of Public Information. 1939.
- ^ Maitreẏa, Akshaẏakumāra (1987). The fall of the Pāla Empire. University of North Bengal. p. 44.
- ^ Rahman, Kazi Mostafizur (2012). "Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta Stambha". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Niamatpur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "List of Colleges" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.
- ^ "Fazil Madrasha". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 15 July 2014.