Nagarpur Upazila

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.

Nagarpur নাগরপুর
Upazila
Nagarpur Upazila Gate
Nagarpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°3′N 89°52.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Established on	9 September 1983
Area
• Total	262.7 km^2 (101.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	288,092
• Density	1,097/km^2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code	1936
Website	nagarpur.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Nagarpur is located at 24.0500°N 89.8750°E. 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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Union Councils of Tangail District

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.