Nagarkanda Upazila

Nagarkanda (Bengali: নগরকান্দা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film.

Nagarkanda
নগরকান্দা
Upazila
Nagarkanda is located in Bangladesh
Nagarkanda
Nagarkanda
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Area
 • Total379.02 km2 (146.34 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total267,193
 • Density705/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenagarkanda.faridpur.gov.bd

Geography

Nagarkanda is located at 23.4153°N 89.8917°E / 23.4153; 89.8917. It has 51, 016 households and a total area of 379.02 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country.

Administration

Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine union parishads: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, Kodalia Shohid Nagar, Purapara, Ramnagar, and Talma. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]

Nagarkanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]

Education
  • Talma Nazim Uddin High School. P.O. Talma.
  • M.N Academy.(Est. 1916) zamindar of Baish Rashi established this Institute with the help of the then Local Elite Class.
  • Nagarkanda Govt College. P.O. Nagarkanda
  • Nabocum college.
  • Qasimul Ulum Islamia Madrasa Jungurdi Nagarkanda.
  • Nagarkanda Girls School. P.O. Nagarkanda
  • Laskardia Atiqur Rahman High school.
  • Ramnagar High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
  • Krishnerdandi High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
  • Bilgobindapur High School. P.O. Kathia Kalibari
  • Islami Adarsha shishu shikkhaloy.P.O.Nagarkanda
  • Fulsuti Abdul Alem Chowdhury High School.P.O Fulsuti

See also

References
  1. Laky, Jayeed Hussain (2012). "Nagarkanda Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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