Nalitabari Upazila

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

Nalitabari নালিতাবাড়ী
Upazila
Nalitabari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°5′N 90°11.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Sherpur District
Area
• Total	327.61 km^2 (126.49 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	226,332
• Density	690/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	nalitabari.sherpur.gov.bd

Geography

Nalitabari is located at 25.0833°N 90.1954°E. It has 42698 households and total area 327.61 km². Taragonj bajar is the main populated place. All hotels and shops are found here also.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nalitabari has a population of 226332. Males constitute 50.75% of the population, and females 49.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 103043. Nalitabari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Nalitabari Upazila is divided into Nalitabari Municipality and 12 union parishads: Bagber, Juganiya, Kakorkandhi, Koloshpar, Morichpuran, Nalitabari, Nayabil, Nonni, Puragau, Rajnogor, Ramchondrokura, and Rupnarayankura. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 140 villages.[3]

Nalitabari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[3]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Joti Poddar (2012), "Nalitabari Upazila", in 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. "District Statistics 2011: Sherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.