Naldanga Upazila

Naldanga
Upazila
Patul Beel in Naldanga Upazila
Patul Beel in Naldanga Upazila
Location of Naldanga
Coordinates: 24°30′N 88°57′E / 24.500°N 88.950°E / 24.500; 88.950
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNatore
Area
 • Total
174.39 km2 (67.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
135,318
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6400
Websitenaldanga.natore.gov.bd

Naldanga Upazila is a subdistrict of Natore District, within Rajshahi Division in northern Bangladesh. Naldanga was previously a union of Natore Upazila in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh but, in a Government gazette published in May 2013, Naldanga was declared an upazila of Bangladesh.[2] Naldanga contains Naldanga Municipality and has 5 unions: Bipra Belgharia, Brahmapur, Khajuria, Madhnagar and Piprul.

Demographics

Religions in Naldanga Upazila (2022)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.67%
Hinduism
 
 7.16%
Other or not stated
 
 0.17%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Naldanga Upazila had 33,507 households and a population of 129,304. 24,305 (18.80%) were under 10 years of age. Naldanga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 10,266 (7.94%) lived in urban areas.[4] Ethnic population was 1,352 (1.05%).[5]

Unions and villages

Naldanga upazila comprises five unions[6] and 99 villages.[7]

  • Bipra Belgharia
  • Brahmapur
  • Khajura
  • Madhnagar
    • West Madhavanagar
    • East Madhavanagar
    • Bhattpara
    • Nuriyagacha
    • Halthi
    • Madhabpur
    • Tehgria
    • Banshila
  • Piprul

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ কনটেন্টটি শেয়ার করতে ক্লিক করুন [Background of Naldanga Upazila]. Naldanga Upazila (in Bengali).
  3. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Natore (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-279-5.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Natore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Natore district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. ^ "Upazilas and Unions". Natore.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Upazila at a glance". Naldanga.natore.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 September 2024.


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