Bagmara Upazila

বাগমারা
বাগমারা
Upazila
	Kompo River in Bagmara
	Coordinates: 24°33.8′N 88°48.5′E / 24.5633°N 88.8083°E / 24.5633; 88.8083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Rajshahi
Area
• Total	366.26 km2 (141.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	354,664
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	bagmara.rajshahi.gov.bd

Bagmara (Bengali: বাগমারা) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Bagmara is located at 24°33′50″N 88°48′30″E / 24.5639°N 88.8083°E / 24.5639; 88.8083. It has 94,050 households and total area 366.26 km².

Demographics

Religions in Baghmara upazila (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.31%
Hinduism			4.65%
Other or not stated			0.04%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Baghmara Upazila had 94,050 households and a population of 354,664. 64,230 (18.11%) were under 10 years of age. Baghmara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.31%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 38,214 (10.77%) lived in urban areas.^[2]^[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagmara has a population of 282520. Males constitute 50.01% of the population, and females 49.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 147768. Bagmara has an average literacy rate of 52.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[4]

Administration

Bagmara Upazila is divided into Bhawbaniganj Municipality, Tahirpur Municipality, and 16 union parishads: Auchpara, Basupara, Borobihanoli, Dippur, Ganipur, Gobindapara, Gualkandi, Hamirkutsa, Jogipara, Kacharikoalipara, Maria, Nordas, Sonadanaga, Sreepur, Suvodanga, and Zhikra. The union parishads are subdivided into 292 mauzas and 332 villages.^[2]

Notable residents

Abdus Sattar Mondal was Member of Parliament twice for constituencies encompassing Bagmara Upazila.

References

^ Md Asadul Islam (2012), "Baghmara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Rajshahi district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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[Banglapedia-1] Md Asadul Islam (2012), "Baghmara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-3] "Community Tables: Rajshahi district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[census-4] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.