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Nawabganj Sadar (Bengali: নবাবগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Nawabganj Sadar নবাবগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Nawabganj Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°36′N 88°16′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Nawabganj District
Area
• Total	451.8 km2 (174.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	530,592
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Nawabganj Sadar

Geography

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar is located at 24.6000°N 88.2667°E / 24.6000; 88.2667. It has 65158 households and total area 451.8 km².

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is bounded by Shibganj, Chapai Nawabganj and Nachole Upazilas on the north, Tanore and Godagari Upazilas, in Rajshahi District, on the east, Samserganj, Suti I, Suti II, Raghunathganj II and Lalgola CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, all across the Ganges/ Padma, on the south, and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the west.[2][3]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Chapai Nawabganj Sadar had a population of 530,592. Males constituted 47.99% of the population and females 52.01%. Muslims formed 95.64% of the population, Hindus 3.89%, Christians 0.23% and others 0.23%. Chapai Nawabganj Sadar had a literacy rate of 46.3% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj Sadar has a population of 389524. Males constitute 50.39% of the population, and females 49.61%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187893. Nawabganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Nawabganj Municipality and 14 union parishads: Alatuli, Baliadanga, Baroghoria, Charaunupnagar, Charbagdanga, Debinagar, Gobratola, Islampur, Jhilim, Moharajpur, Narayanpur, Ranihati, Shahjahanpur, and Sundarpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 174 mauzas and 203 villages.[6]

Nawabganj Town (Municipality) is subdivided into 15 wards and 82 mahallas.[6]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Harimohon Government High School, founded in 1895, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila

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[ru] Навабгандж-Садар

Навабгандж-Садар (бенг. নবাবগঞ্জ সদর, англ. Nawabganj Sadar) — подокруг на северо-западе Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Навабгандж. Образован в 1899 году. Административный центр — город Навабгандж. Площадь подокруга — 451,80 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 389 524 человека. Плотность населения равнялась 862 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 27,1 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 94,86 %, индуисты — 4,36 %, прочие — 0,78 %.

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