Nageshwari Upazila

Nageshwari নাগেশ্বরী
—  Upazila  —
Nageshwari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.98°N 89.7083°E / 25.98; 89.7083Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.98°N 89.7083°E / 25.98; 89.7083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Kurigram District
Area
- Total	415.8 km2 (160.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	279,775
- Density	673/km2 (1,743.1/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Nageshwari

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nageshwari is located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E / 25.9792; 89.7083 . It has 51889 units of house hold and total area 415.8 km².

Demographics

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.^[1]

Administrative

Nageshwari has 15 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 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. 

2. ফুলবাড়ির কুলাঘাটে ধরলায় একটি সেতুর অভাবে ৩ লাখ মানুষের দুর্ভোগ http://jugantor.us/enews/issue/2011/10/20/news0704.htm