Niamatpur Upazila

Niamatpur
নিয়ামতপুর
Upazila
Niamatpur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E / 24.8583°N 88.567°E / 24.8583; 88.567Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E / 24.8583°N 88.567°E / 24.8583; 88.567
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 449.1 km2 (173.4 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 193,197
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Niamatpur

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

Geography

Niamatpur is located at 24°51′30″N 88°34′00″E / 24.8583°N 88.5667°E / 24.8583; 88.5667 . It has 35299 households and total area 449.1 km².Here most of the people are muslim(sunni).There also have Hindu, Christian and other. The main source of income is agriculture and business.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur has a population of 193197. Males constitute 50.37% of the population, and females 49.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98284. Niamatpur has an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Niamatpur has 8 Unions/Wards,<Towhodur></Rahman> 201 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 197 villages.[2]

See also

References

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


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