Nabinagar Upazila

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Nabinagar
নবীনগর
Upazila
Nabinagar is located in Bangladesh
Nabinagar
Nabinagar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°53′N 90°59′E / 23.883°N 90.983°E / 23.883; 90.983Coordinates: 23°53′N 90°59′E / 23.883°N 90.983°E / 23.883; 90.983
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChattogram Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
Area
 • Total353.66 km2 (136.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total493,518
 • Density1,409/km2 (3,650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Nabinagar

Nabinagar (Bengali: নবীনগর) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh. Nabinagar Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Geography[]

Nabinagar is located at

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23°53′00″N 90°59′00″E / 23.8833°N 90.9833°E / 23.8833; 90.9833. It has 94,871 households and a total area of 86,568 acres (350.328 km2).

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nabinagar had a population of 493,518. This comprised 230,227 males and 263,291 females, with males constituting 46.65% of the population, and females 53.35%. Nabinagar has an average literacy rate of 43.60%, comprising 42.80% among males and 44.30% among females. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Points of interest[1][]

  • Masque made by Alauddin Kha
  • Satmora Aanada Ashram
  • Shrighar Church
  • Bholachnag Palpara Doyamoy mandir
  • Ahammadpur Soldiers memorials
  • Goni Shah Mazar Sharif Thollakandi
  • Maharshi Mon Mohon Datta Monastery
  • Barikhola Abdul Gofur chisti & Shiraj Chisti mazar
  • Titusha Mazar Sorif Lohory
  • MP Tila
  • SantiPur Kath Bagan
  • Rasulpur Natghar
  • Ibrahimpur Dayami Darbar sharif (sufiyabad)
  • Titas River

Administration[]

Nabinagar Upazila is divided into Nabinagar Municipality and 21 union parishads: Barail, Barikandi, Biddyakut, Birgaon, Bitghar, Ibrahimpur, Junedpur, Kaitala Dakshin, Kaitala Uttar, Krishnanagar, Laur Fatehpur, Natghar, Paschim Nabinagar, Purba Nabinagar, Rasullabad, Ratanpur, Salimganj, Satmura, Shibpur, Shyamgram, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 200 villages.

Nabinagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[2]

The current Member of Parliament is Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul( Brahmanbaria-5) [3]

Post offices and postal codes[4][]

  • Nabinagar - 3410
  • Sreerampur - 3410
  • Rasullabad - 3412
  • Jibanganj - 3419
  • Kaitala - 3417
  • Laurfatehpur - 3411
  • Ratanpur - 3414
  • Salimganj - 3418
  • Shahapur - 3415
  • Shamgram - 3413
  • Fandauk - 3441
  • Nasirnagar - 3440
  • Satmora - 3410
  • Birgoan - 3400
  • krisnonogoar - 3400
  • Barail - 4444
  • shibpur - 3400
  • Brahmanhata - 3417
  • Kalghara - 3413
  • Ibrahimpur - 3410
  • Vulachang - 3410
  • Jenodpur -3410

Education[]

There are 4 colleges, 25 high schools, 8 Madrasas, 144 government primary schools and 55 non-government primary schools. According to Banglapedia, Nabinagar Pilot High School, founded in 1896, Bidyakut Amar High School (1913), Fatehpur Kamalakanta Gurucharan High School (1913) and Kaitala Jajneshwar High School (1918) are notable secondary schools.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ দর্শনীয় স্থান - নবীনগর উপজেলা-. nabinagar.brahmanbaria.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Brahmanbaria" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Contact an MP". Parliament.gov.bd. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Post". www.bangladeshpost.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ^ Baten, Md. Abu (2012). "Nabinagar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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