Naogaon

This article is about the town in Bangladesh. For the district, see Naogaon District. For the upazila, see Naogaon Sadar Upazila. For the town in Assam, India, see Nagaon. For the district in India, see Nagaon District.

Naogaon
নওগাঁ
Municipality and Town
Clockwise from top: Naogaon K.D. Government High School, Bijoy Monument, Gaza Society office, Shadhinota Monument and Balihar Royal Palace.
Clockwise from top: Naogaon K.D. Government High School, Bijoy Monument, Gaza Society office, Shadhinota Monument and Balihar Royal Palace.
Naogaon is located in Bangladesh Rajshahi division
Naogaon
Naogaon
Location in Bangladesh
Naogaon is located in Bangladesh
Naogaon
Naogaon
Naogaon (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 24°48′N 88°56′E / 24.800°N 88.933°E / 24.800; 88.933
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNaogaon
UpazilaNaogaon Sadar
Granted municipality status1963
Government
 • TypeMunicipal government
 • MayorNazmul Haque Sony[1]
Area
 • Total38.36 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total178,635
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
6500
Websitenaogaonpoura.com

Naogaon (Bengali: নওগাঁ) is the district headquarters and most populous town of Naogaon District in northern Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Little Jamuna river. As of 2011, the area of the municipality was 38.36 km2 (14.81 sq mi) and the population was 150,549. The literacy rate was 62%.[2]

In 1961, the urban population was 20,276.[3] Naogaon was made a municipality in 1963.[2] By 1974, the population had grown to 34,395.[3]

Naogaon Government College, established in 1962, is situated in the north-eastern part of the town.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Naogaon city (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.44%
Hinduism
 
 11.28%
Other or not stated
 
 0.28%

According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Naogaon city had a population of 178,635.[6]: 388–394 

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Naogaon city had 35,923 households and a population of 150,549. 26,164 (17.38%) were under 10 years of age. Naogaon had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.12%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 947 females per 1000 males.[5]

References

  1. ^ মেয়র পরিচিতি [Introduction of the Mayor]. Naogaon Pourasova (in Bengali).
  2. ^ a b এক নজরে নওগাঁ পৌরসভা [Naogaon municipality at a glance]. Naogaon District (in Bengali). 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Rashid, Haroun Er (2018) [First published 1977]. Geography of Bangladesh. University Press Limited. p. 502. ISBN 978-0-367-01823-8.
  4. ^ Rahman, Md. Moklesur (2012). "Naogaon Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series)". bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.