Nagarpur
নাগরপুর | |
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Coordinates: 24°3′N 89°52.5′E / 24.050°N 89.8750°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Tangail |
Established on | 9 September 1983 |
Area | |
• Total | 262.70 km2 (101.43 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 288,092 |
• Density | 1,097/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal Code | 1936 |
Website | nagarpur |
Nagarpur (Bengali: নাগরপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nagarpur Thana was established in 1905 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.
Nagarpur is located at 24°03′00″N 89°52′30″E / 24.0500°N 89.8750°E. The total area of the Upazila is 266.7 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nagarpur Upazila had 66,523 households and a population of 288,092. 68,426 (23.75%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1109 females per 1000 males. 13,110 (4.55%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]
Nagarpur Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Bekra, Tengripara, Dhubaria, Duptiair, Gayhata, Mamudnagar, Moka, Nagarpur, Pakutia, Sahabatpur, and Salimabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 245 villages.[3]
Nagarpur has an average literacy rate of 42.7% (Male-46.3%, Female-39.6%).[4]