Nageshwari Upazila

Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী
Upazila
Nageswari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E / 25.9800; 89.7083
Country  Bangladesh
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 BST (UTC+6)
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 / 25.9792; 89.7083.

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 15 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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