Nakla Upazila

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Nakla
নকলা
Upazila
Nakla is located in Bangladesh
Nakla
Nakla
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°59′N 90°11′E / 24.983°N 90.183°E / 24.983; 90.183Coordinates: 24°59′N 90°11′E / 24.983°N 90.183°E / 24.983; 90.183
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictSherpur District
Government
 • UNOZahidur Rahman
Area
 • Total174.8 km2 (67.5 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total162,952
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenokla.sherpur.gov.bd

Nakla (Bengali: নকলা) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Nakla upazila parishad gate

Nakla is located at

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24°59′00″N 90°11′00″E / 24.9833°N 90.1833°E / 24.9833; 90.1833. It has 33,482 units of household and total area 174.8 km2. The Nakla is free from Pakistani military, 9 December 1971. Pakistani military forces surrendered in the village named Pathakata. It is a historical place for Nakla. Every day many of tourists who are interested in its liberation war come to see the place. Nowadays there is a market named Pathakata Baazar.

Nakla is the major upazila of Sherpur district. Many famous persons were born there.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nakla has a population of 162952. Males constitute 51.03% of the population, and females 48.97%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 81345. Nakla has an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Nakla Upazila is divided into Nakla Municipality and nine union parishads: Baneshwardi, Chandrakona, Char Ashtadhar, Ganapaddi, Kursa Badagair, Nakla, Pathakata, Talki, and Urpha. The union parishads are subdivided into 88 mauzas and 108 villages.[3]

Nakla Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Muhammad Raisul Islam RiFat (2012), "Nakla Upazila", in Raisul RiFat, 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: Sherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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