Nasirnagar Upazila
Nasirnagar
নাসিরনগর | |
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 Haripur Zamindar Bari | |
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| Coordinates: 24°12.4′N 91°12.6′E / 24.2067°N 91.2100°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Brahmanbaria |
| Area | |
• Total | 311.66 km2 (120.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 346,774 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3430[2] |
| Area code | 08526[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Nasirnagar |
Nasirnagar (Bengali: নাসিরনগর) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District[4] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Nasirnagar is located at 24°12′25″N 91°12′35″E / 24.2070°N 91.2097°E. It has 59,024 households and a total area of 311.66 km2.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nasirnagar Upazila had 59,024 households and a population of 309,011. 99,239 (32.12%) were under 10 years of age. Nasirnagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.92%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1052 females per 1000 males. 14,928 (4.83%) lived in urban areas.[6]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nasirnagar had a population of 234,090. Males constituted 50.45% of the population, and females 49.55%. The population aged 18 or over was 114,601. Nasirnagar had an average literacy rate of 19.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[7]
Administration
[edit]Nasirnagar Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Fandauk, Burishwar, Bhalakut, Chapartala, Chatalpar, Dharmondol, Goalnagar, Gokarna, Goniauk, Haripur, Kunda, Nasirnagar, and Purbabhag. The union parishads are subdivided into 96 mauzas and 128 villages.[6]
Chairman: Roma Akter
Vice Chairman: Abu Ahmad Kamrul Huda
Woman Vice Chairman: Rita Akhtar
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Muhammad Imranul Haque
See also
[edit]- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Union councils of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Md. Abul Kasem Bhuiyan (2012), "Nasirnagar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Brahmanbaria (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-275-7.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Brahmanbaria" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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