Nagarkanda Upazila

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Nagarkanda
নগরকান্দা
Upazila
Nagarkanda is located in Bangladesh
Nagarkanda
Nagarkanda
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.4150°N 89.8917°E / 23.4150; 89.8917Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.4150°N 89.8917°E / 23.4150; 89.8917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Area
 • Total379.02 km2 (146.34 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total267,193
 • Density705/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenagarkanda.faridpur.gov.bd

Nagarkanda (Bengali: নগরকান্দা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film.

Geography[]

Nagarkanda is located at

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23°24′55″N 89°53′30″E / 23.4153°N 89.8917°E / 23.4153; 89.8917. It has 51, 016 households and a total area of 379.02 km2.

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country.

Administration[]

Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine union parishads: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, Kodalia Shohid Nagar, Purapara, Ramnagar, and Talma. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]

Nagarkanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]

Education[]

  • Talma Nazim Uddin High School. P.O. Talma.
  • M.N Academy.(Est. 1916) zamindar of Baish Rashi established this Institute with the help of the then Local Elite Class.
  • Nagarkanda Govt College. P.O. Nagarkanda
  • Nabocum college.
  • Qasimul Ulum Islamia Madrasa Jungurdi Nagarkanda.
  • Nagarkanda Girls School. P.O. Nagarkanda
  • Laskardia Atiqur Rahman High school.
  • Ramnagar High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
  • Krishnerdandi High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
  • Bilgobindapur High School. P.O. Kathia Kalibari
  • Islami Adarsha shishu shikkhaloy.P.O.Nagarkanda
  • Fulsuti Abdul Alem Chowdhury High School.P.O Fulsuti

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Laky, Jayeed Hussain (2012). "Nagarkanda Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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