Raninagar Upazila

Raninagar (Bengali: রাণীনগর) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Raninagar
রাণীনগর
Upazila
Raninagar is located in Bangladesh
Raninagar
Raninagar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°44′N 88°58.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNaogaon District
Area
 • Total258.33 km2 (99.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total184,778
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Raninagar

Geography
Map of Naogaon District

Raninagar is located at 24.7333°N 88.9750°E / 24.7333; 88.9750. It has 29198 households and total area 258.33 km2.

The upazila is bounded by naogaon sadar and adamdighi upazilas on the north, atrai upazila on the south, nandigram and singra upazilas on the east and manda upazila on the west.[1]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Raninagar had a population of 184,778. Males constituted 49.59% of the population and females 50.41%. Muslims formed 89.19% of the population, Hindus 10.78%, Christians 0.03% and others 0.01%. Raninagar had a literacy rate of 46.04% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Raninagar has a population of 158244. Males constituted 50.94% of the population, and females 49.06%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 79,136. Raninagar had an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Raninagar, primarily formed as a Thana in 1916, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

The upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bargachha, Ekdala, Gona, Kaligram, Kashimpur, Mirat, Parail, and Raninagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 188 mauzas and 174 villages.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Raninagar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. "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.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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