Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Thakurgaon Sadar
ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর
Upazila
Thakurgaon Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Thakurgaon Sadar
Thakurgaon Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°E / 26.0200; 88.467
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictThakurgaon District
Area
 • Total683.45 km2 (263.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total581,227[1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5100
Websitethakurgaonsadar.thakurgaon.gov.bd

Thakurgaon Sadar (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[2]

Geography

Thakurgaon Sadar is located at 26°01′15″N 88°28′00″E / 26.0208°N 88.4667°E / 26.0208; 88.4667. It has 79823 households and total area 683.46 km2. It is bounded by Atwari and Boda upazilas on the north, Pirganj (Thakurgaon) and Birganj upazilas on the south, Boda, Debiganj and Birganj upazilas on the east, Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on the west.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon sadar upazila has a population of 504428; males 260515, females 243913; Muslim 369486, Hindu 129794, Buddhist 3614, Christian 38 and others 1496. Indigenous communities such as santal, oraon, munda, Mushar and rajbanshi belong to this upazila.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila has a population of 422728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 214112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Thakurgaon Sadar Thana formed in 1800 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[5]

Thakurgaon Upazila is divided into Thakurgaon Municipality and 19 union parishads: Akhanagar, Akcha, Auliapur, Balia, Baragaon, Begunbari, Chilarang, Debipur, Gareya, Jagannathpur, Jamalpur, Mohammadpur, Nargun, Rahimanpur, Rajagaon, Ruhea, Roypur, Salandar, and Sukhanpukhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 194 mauzas and 198 villages.[6]

Gallery

  • The Monument of 1971 War beside Tangon River
    The Monument of 1971 War beside Tangon River
  • Shuk River at Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
    Shuk River at Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila
  • Playground of Thakurgaon
    Playground of Thakurgaon
  • Tangon River from Tangon Bridge
    Tangon River from Tangon Bridge
  • A science building of Thakurgaon Govt.College.
    A science building of Thakurgaon Govt.College.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thakurgaon (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ^ a b "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Thakurgaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.