Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila

Nawabganj Sadar
নবাবগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Shah Neamotullah Degree College, Chapai Nawabganj
Shah Neamotullah Degree College, Chapai Nawabganj
Location of Nawabganj Sadar
Coordinates: 24°36′N 88°16′E / 24.600°N 88.267°E / 24.600; 88.267
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictChapai Nawabganj
HeadquartersChapai Nawabganj
Area
 • Total
451.8 km2 (174.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
583,475
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6300[2]
Area code0781[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Nawabganj Sadar

Nawabganj Sadar (Bengali: নবাবগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar is located at 24°36′00″N 88°16′00″E / 24.6000°N 88.2667°E / 24.6000; 88.2667. It has 112,748 households and total area 451.8 km2.

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is bounded by Shibganj, Chapai Nawabganj and Nachole Upazilas on the north, Tanore and Godagari Upazilas, in Rajshahi District, on the east, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj II and Lalgola CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, all across the Ganges/ Padma, on the south, and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the west.[5][6]

Demographics

Religions in Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila (2022)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.73%
Hinduism
 
 3.93%
Other or not stated
 
 0.34%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila had 112,748 households and a population of 530,592. 125,623 (23.68%) were under 10 years of age. Chapai Nawabganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males. 180,731 (34.06%) lived in urban areas.[8] Ethnic population was 1,578.[9]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj Sadar has a population of 389524. Males constitute 50.39% of the population, and females 49.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187893. Nawabganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[10]

Administration

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Nawabganj Municipality and 14 union parishads: Alatuli, Baliadanga, Baroghoria, Charaunupnagar, Charbagdanga, Debinagar, Gobratola, Islampur, Jhilim, Moharajpur, Narayanpur, Ranihati, Shahjahanpur, and Sundarpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 174 mauzas and 203 villages.[8]

Nawabganj Town (Municipality) is subdivided into 15 wards and 82 mahallas.[8]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Harimohon Government High School, founded in 1895, is a notable secondary school.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pulak, Abdul Manik (2012). "Nawabganj Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ "Nawabganj Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chapainawabganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-232-0.
  8. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  10. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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