Nagarkanda Upazila

Nagarkanda নগরকান্দা
—  Upazila  —
Nagarkanda Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.415°N 89.8917°E / 23.415; 89.8917Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E / 23.415°N 89.8917°E / 23.415; 89.8917
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Faridpur District
Area
– Total	379.02 km2 (146.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	267,193
– Density	705/km2 (1,825.9/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Nagarkanda

Nagarkanda (Bengali: নগরকান্দা) is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nagarkanda is located at 23°24′55″N 89°53′30″E / 23.4153°N 89.8917°E / 23.4153; 89.8917 . It has 51016 units of house hold and total area 379.02 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda has a population of 267193. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131533. Nagarkanda has an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Nagarkanda has 17 Unions/Wards, 239 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 335 villages..

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.