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Nageshwari has 1 municipal, 14 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 villages.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
Nageshwari has 1 municipal, 14 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 villages.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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Kaligonj ( কালীগঞ্জ ) Union: Kaligonj is one of the renowned and famous union of Nageswari |
Kaligonj ( কালীগঞ্জ ) Union: Kaligonj is one of the renowned and famous union of Nageswari upazila, as well as Kurigram District.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} The name Kaligonj was from Hindu Devi Kali. The most historic and famous event of Kaligonj union is Madaikhal Mela.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী | |
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Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Kurigram District |
Area | |
• Total | 415.8 km2 (160.5 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 279,775 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 5660 |
Website | Official Map of Nageshwari |
Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh[1] located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E.
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.[2]
Nageshwari has 1 municipal, 14 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 villages.[citation needed]
Kaligonj ( কালীগঞ্জ ) Union: Kaligonj is one of the renowned and famous union of Nageswari upazila, as well as Kurigram District.[citation needed] The name Kaligonj was from Hindu Devi Kali. The most historic and famous event of Kaligonj union is Madaikhal Mela.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.