Niamatpur Upazila

Niamatpur
নিয়ামতপুর
Upazila
Niamatpur is located in Bangladesh
Niamatpur
Niamatpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E / 24.8583°N 88.567°E / 24.8583; 88.567
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNaogaon District
Area
 • Total449.1 km2 (173.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total248,351
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Niamatpur

Niamatpur (Bengali: নিয়ামতপুর) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Map of Naogaon District

Niamatpur is located at 24°51′30″N 88°34′00″E / 24.8583°N 88.5667°E / 24.8583; 88.5667. It has 35299 households and total area 449.1 km2. It is bounded by porsha upazila on the north, tanore and nachole upazilas on the south, manda and mahadebpur upazilas on the east, gomastapur and Nachole upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur had a population of 248,351. Males constituted 49.36% of the population and females 50.64%. Muslims formed 77.57% of the population, Hindus 18.38%, Christians 1.47% and others 2.41%. Niamatpur had a literacy rate of 44.71% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur had a population of 193197. Males constituted 50.37% of the population, and females 49.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 98284. Niamatpur had an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

Niamatpur Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bahadurpur, Bhabicha, Chandan Nagar, Hajinagar, Niamatpur, Parail, Rasulpur, and Sreemantapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 317 mauzas and 344 villages.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Niamatpur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.