Nagarpur Upazila

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Nagarpur
নাগরপুর
Upazila
Nagarpur Upazila Gate
Nagarpur Upazila Gate
Nagarpur is located in Bangladesh
Nagarpur
Nagarpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°3′N 89°52.5′E / 24.050°N 89.8750°E / 24.050; 89.8750Coordinates: 24°3′N 89°52.5′E / 24.050°N 89.8750°E / 24.050; 89.8750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Established on9 September 1983
Area
 • Total262.7 km2 (101.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total288,092
 • Density1,097/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code
1936
Websitenagarpur.tangail.gov.bd

Nagarpur (Bengali: নাগরপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nagarpur Thana was established in 1906 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.

Geography[]

Nagarpur is located at

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24°03′00″N 89°52′30″E / 24.0500°N 89.8750°E / 24.0500; 89.8750. The total area of the Upazila is 266.7 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nagarpur has a population of 288092. There are households 66523 in total.[1] Nagarpur Town has an area of 4.68 km2. The town has a population of 13110; male 51.25%, female 48.75%; density of population is 2801 per km2.

Administration[]

Nagarpur Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Bekra, Bhadra, Bharra, Dhubaria, Duptiair, Gayhata, Mamudnagar, Moka, Nagarpur, Pakutia, Sahabatpur, and Salimabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 245 villages.[2]

Education[]

Nagarpur has an average literacy rate of 42.7% (Male-46.3%, Female-39.6%).[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tangail Table C-01 : Area, Households, Population, Density by Residence and Community" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Tangail Table C-06 : Distribution of Population aged 7 years and above by Literacy, Sex, Residence and Community" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


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