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Nageswari

নাগেশ্বরী
Nageswari নাগেশ্বরী
Upazila
	Banks of the Dudhkumar River
	Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Kurigram
Area
• Total	417.56 km2 (161.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	394,258
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5660
Website	Official Map of Nageshwari

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25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E / 25.9800; 89.7083

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E / 25.9792; 89.7083.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Nageshwari upazila (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.13%
Hinduism			4.85%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nageshwari Upazila had 94,108 households and a population of 394,258. 103,595 (26.28%) were under 10 years of age. Nageshwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. 62,289 (15.80%) lived in urban areas.^[2]^[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nageshwari has a population of 279,775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131,990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[4]

Administration[edit]

Nageshwari Thana, formed in 1793, was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.^[5]

The upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.^[2]

Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 mahallas.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ "Nageshwari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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[Banglapedia-1] Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-3] "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

[census-4] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[5] "Nageshwari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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-As of the [[1991 Bangladesh census]], Nageshwari has a population of 279775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
+According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Nageshwari Upazila had 94,108 households and a population of 394,258. 103,595 (26.28%) were under 10 years of age. Nageshwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. 62,289 (15.80%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Kurigram.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref><ref name="community">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Kurigram district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Kurigram.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
+As of the [[1991 Bangladesh census]], Nageshwari has a population of 279,775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131,990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.<ref name="census">{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
 ==Administration==
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-The upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14 [[union parishad]]s: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.<ref name="district-stats" />
+The upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14 [[union parishad]]s: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.<ref name="census2011"/>
+Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="census2011"/>
-Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Kurigram.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Kurigram |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113190106/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Kurigram.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
 {{Kurigram District}}

v t e Upazilas of the Rangpur Division
Capital: Rangpur
Dinajpur District	Birampur Birganj Biral Bochaganj Chirirbandar Phulbari Ghoraghat Hakimpur Kaharole Khansama Dinajpur Nawabganj Parbatipur
Gaibandha District	Phulchhari Gaibandha Gobindaganj Palashbari Sadullapaur Sughatta Sundarganj
Kurigram District	Bhurungamari Char Rajibpur Chilmari Phulbari Kurigram Nageshwari Rajarhat Raomari Ulipur
Lalmonirhat District	Aditmari Hatibandha Kaliganj Lalmonirhat Patgram
Nilphamari District	Dimla Domar Jaldhaka Kishoreganj Nilphamari Saidpur
Panchagarh District	Atwari Boda Debiganj Panchagarh Tetulia
Rangpur District	Badarganj Gangachara Kaunia Rangpur Mithapukur Pirgachha Pirganj Taraganj
Thakurgaon District	Baliadangi Haripur Pirganj Ranisankail Thakurgaon

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