Ishwardi Upazila

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Ishwardi
ঈশ্বরদী
Upazila
Ishwardi is located in Bangladesh
Ishwardi
Ishwardi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°E / 24.150; 89.067Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°E / 24.150; 89.067
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
Area
 • Total246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total236,825
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial 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

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24°09′00″N 89°04′00″E / 24.1500°N 89.0667°E / 24.1500; 89.0667. 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[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Pabna-4 nomination seekers woo party stalwarts for tickets". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 20 December 2017.

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