Netrokona Sadar Upazila

Netrokona Sadar (Bengali: নেত্রকোণা সদর) is an upazila of Netrokona District[2] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Netrokona Sadar নেত্রকোণা সদর
Upazila
Netrokona Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°52.5′N 90°44′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Netrokona District
Area
• Total	340.35 km^2 (131.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	372,785[1]
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Website

Geography

Netrakona Sadar is located at 24.8750°N 90.7333°E. It has 51039 households and total area 340.35 km².

History

Present-day Netrokona Sadar was ruled by a Koch king named Ganesh. The area was introduced to Islam by an 11th-century preacher by the name of Shah Sultan Rumi who arrived in 1053 CE. After gaining the king's respect, Rumi was given a few villages, in particular Madanpur, as a rent-free area. Rumi was buried in Madanpur in 1075. In 1829, the British East India Company tried to takeover the shrine estate. This was contested by the guardians of the shrine who provided an old Persian document dating from 1082 CE. In response, the government abandoned the plan and granted the estate to the document holder; Syed Jalaluddin.[3] In 1874, Netrokona was made a thana.

Amidst the Indian independence movement, influential nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose gave a speech at the Methar Patti grounds on 15 March 1939. The All India Peasant Conference was held from 8 to 10 April 1945 at the Parar grounds. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistan Army captured 4 people and shot them dead at the Trimohani Bridge on29 April 1971. A battle took place on 9 December leading to the death of three freedom fighters. The Pakistani army was finally defeated in Netrokona Sadar in a last encounter at the Agricultural Farm where two freedom fighters were also killed. In 1983, the Netrokona thana was upgraded to an upazila.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Netrakona Sadar had a population of 372,785. Males constituted 50.17% of the population and females 49.83%. Muslims formed 90.33% of the population, Hindus 9.61%, Christians 0.03% and others 0.03%. Netrakona Sadar had a literacy rate of 45.97% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Netrakona Sadar has a population of 265643. Males constitute 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 134197. Netrakona Sadar has an average litemracy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Netrakona Sadar Upazila is divided into Netrakona Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amtala, Challisha, Dakshin Bishiura, Kailati, Kaliara Gabragati, Lokkhiganj, Madanpur, Medni, Maugati, Rauha, Singhar Bangla, and Thakurakona. The union parishads are subdivided into 255 mauzas and 332 villages.[6]

Netrakona Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 51 mahallas.[6]

See also

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

References

1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=7274
2. Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Netrokona Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
3. N. Hanif (2000). Biographical encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. Sarup & Sons. p. 325.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrokona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
6. "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.