Nageshwari Upazila Explained

25°N 89°W

Official Name:Nageswari
Native Name:নাগেশ্বরী
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:25°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Kurigram
Area Total Km2:417.56
Population Total:394258
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5660
Website:Official Map of Nageshwari
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at 25.9792°N 89.7083°W.

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.[1] [2]

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.[3]

Administration

Nageshwari Thana, formed in 1793, was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.[4]

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.[1]

Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 mahallas.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kurigram district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  4. Web site: Nageshwari Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-18 . en.banglapedia.org . en.