Ishwardi Upazila
Ishwardi
ঈশ্বরদী | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Ishwardi Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°ECoordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Pabna District |
Area | |
• Total | 246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 236,825 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Ishwardi |
Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী, Ish-shordi, meaning "God's place") is the westernmost upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1] It is also the headquarters of western zone of Bangladesh Railway. It is the site of the planned Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Geography[]
Ishwardi is located at 24°09′00″N 89°04′00″E / 24.1500°N 89.0667°E. It has 39,112 units of households and total area 246.9 km2.
There is an airport which was unused previously but now it is in use.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ishwardi has a population of 236,825. Males constitute are 51.88% of the population, and females 48.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111,338. Ishwardi has an average literacy rate of 35.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Ishwardi Upazila is divided into Ishwardi Municipality and seven union parishads: Dashuria, Luxmikunda, Muladuli, Pakshi, Sahapur, Sara, and Silimpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 128 mauzas and 126 villages.[3]
Ishwardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.[3]
Notable residents[]
- Mozid Mahmud, poet, was born at Char Gargari village in 1966.[4]
- , , has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-4 since 1996.[5]
- Nuruzzaman Biswas - Bangladeshi politician & MP.
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Md Shahidullah Khan (2012), "Ishwardi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ পাবনায় ভালোবাসায় সিক্ত হলেন কবি ও গবেষক মজিদ মাহমুদ [Majid Mahmud, a poet and researcher, is woken up in love with Pabna]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Pabna-4 nomination seekers woo party stalwarts for tickets". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 20 December 2017.
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