Naldanga Upazila
Naldanga | |
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![]() Patul Beel in Naldanga Upazila | |
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Coordinates: 24°30′N 88°57′E / 24.500°N 88.950°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Natore |
Area | |
• Total | 174.39 km2 (67.33 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 129,304 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | naldanga |
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.[1] Naldanga contains Naldanga Municipality and has 5 unions: Bipra Belgharia, Brahmapur, Khajuria, Madhnagar and Piprul.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2] Ethnic population was 1,352 (1.05%).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ কনটেন্টটি শেয়ার করতে ক্লিক করুন [Background of Naldanga Upazila]. Naldanga Upazila (in Bengali).
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Natore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Natore district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.