Hemnagar Union | |
Native Name: | হেমনগর ইউনিয়ন |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hemnagar in Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tangail District |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Gopalpur Upazila |
Government Type: | Union Council |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | MD.Anisur Rahman Talukder(Bangladesh Awami League) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1984 |
Area Total Km2: | 24.85 |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 33398 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 24.5709°N 89.8579°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1992 |
Hemnagar Union (Bengali: হেমনগর ইউনিয়ন) is a union of Gopalpur Upazila, Tangail District, Bangladesh. It is situated north of Tangail.
The area is named for Hem Chandra Chowdhury, a zamindar who built his palace, Hemnagar Zamindar Bari, there in 1890.[1]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Hemnagar Union had 8,331 households and a population of 33,398. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.9% (male: 48.1%, female: 43.9%).[2]