Nagarpur Upazila

Nagarpur

নাগরপুর
Nagarpur নাগরপুর
Upazila
	Nagarpur Upazila Gate
	Coordinates: 24°3′N 89°52.5′E / 24.050°N 89.8750°E / 24.050; 89.8750
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Established on	9 September 1983
Area
• Total	262.70 km2 (101.43 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	288,092
• Density	1,097/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code	1936
Website	nagarpur.tangail.gov.bd

Nagarpur (Bengali: নাগরপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nagarpur Thana was established in 1905 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Nagarpur is located at 24°03′00″N 89°52′30″E / 24.0500°N 89.8750°E / 24.0500; 89.8750. The total area of the Upazila is 266.7 km².

Demographics

Religions in Nagarpur upazila (2011)^[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.28%
Hinduism			6.72%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nagarpur Upazila had 66,523 households and a population of 288,092. 68,426 (23.75%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1109 females per 1000 males. 13,110 (4.55%) lived in urban areas.^[1]^[2]

Administration

Nagarpur Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Bekra, Tengripara, Dhubaria, Duptiair, Gayhata, Mamudnagar, Moka, Nagarpur, Pakutia, Sahabatpur, and Salimabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 245 villages.^[3]

Education

Nagarpur has an average literacy rate of 42.7% (Male-46.3%, Female-39.6%).^[4]

References

^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Tangail Table C-06 : Distribution of Population aged 7 years and above by Literacy, Sex, Residence and Community" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

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[census2011-1] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-2] "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[district-stats-3] "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[4] "Tangail Table C-06 : Distribution of Population aged 7 years and above by Literacy, Sex, Residence and Community" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-25.