Nagarkanda Upazila
Nagarkanda
নগরকান্দা | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Nagarkanda Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.4150°N 89.8917°ECoordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.4150°N 89.8917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Faridpur District |
Area | |
• Total | 379.02 km2 (146.34 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 267,193 |
• Density | 705/km2 (1,830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | nagarkanda |
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 23°24′55″N 89°53′30″E / 23.4153°N 89.8917°E. 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[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Laky, Jayeed Hussain (2012). "Nagarkanda Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Upazilas of Faridpur District
- Dhaka Division geography stubs