Naogaon Sadar Upazila

Naogaon Sadar (Bengali: নওগাঁ সদর) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

This article is about the upazila in Bangladesh. For the namesake city, see Naogaon. For the district under which it falls in Bangladesh, see Naogaon District. For the city in India, see Nagaon. For the district in India, see Nagaon District.
Naogaon Sadar
নওগাঁ সদর
Upazila
Naogaon Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Naogaon Sadar
Naogaon Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°48.3′N 88°57′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNaogaon District
Government
 • TypeUpazila Parishad
 • ChairmanRafiqul Islam
Area
 • Total275.73 km2 (106.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total405,148
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Naogaon Sadar

History

In British India sub-districts were called as "Thana", which were mainly exercised by the police. When development activities became widespread, it was known as a Development Circle. In 1949, Naogaon Sadar was declared as a Thana, in 1960 as a development circle and in 1984 as a sub-district.[1]

Geography
Map of Naogaon District

Naogaon Sadar is located at 24.8042°N 88.9500°E / 24.8042; 88.9500. It has more than 80,000 households and total area of about 275.73 km2. It is bounded by Badalgachhi and Mahadebpur upazilas on the north, Raninagar and Manda upazilas on the south, Adamdighi and Akkelpur upazilas on the east, Mahadebpur and Manda upazilas on the west.[2]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Naogaon Sadar had a population of 405,148. Males constituted 50.48% of the population and females 49.52%. Muslims formed 92.07% of the population, Hindus 7.65%, Christians 0.05% and others 0.23%. Naogaon Sadar had a literacy rate of 53.59% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

Administration

Naogaon Sadar Upazila is divided into Naogaon Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baktiarpur, Balihar, Barshail, Boalia, Chandipur, Dubalhati, Hapania, Hashaighari, Kirtipur, Sailgachhi, Shikarpur, and Tilakpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 237 mauzas and 211 villages.[4]

  • Upazila Parishad Chairman: Rafiqul Islam
  • MP of Naogaon-5 Constituencies: Barrister Nizam Uddin Jalil John
  • Mayor of Naogaon Municipality: Nazmul Haque Sony

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Chak Atitha High School, founded in 1914, and Kirtipur Multilateral High School, founded in 1921, are notable secondary schools in the upazila.[5]

See also

References
  1. এক নজরে উপজেলা [Sub-district at a glance]. Dcnaogaon.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Naogaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (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 9 December 2018.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. 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.


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