Nageshwari Upazila

25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E / 25.9800; 89.7083

Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী
Upazila
Nageswari is located in Bangladesh
Nageswari
Nageswari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E / 25.9800; 89.7083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total415.8 km2 (160.5 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total279,775
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5660
WebsiteOfficial Map of Nageshwari

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh[1] located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E / 25.9792; 89.7083.

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.[2]

Administration

Nageshwari Thana, formed in 1793, was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.[3]

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.[4]

Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 mahallas.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "Nageshwari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.