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Nagarkanda (Bengali: নগরকান্দা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film.

Nagarkanda নগরকান্দা
Upazila
Nagarkanda Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°24.9′N 89°53.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Faridpur District
Area
• Total	379.02 km2 (146.34 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	267,193
• Density	705/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	nagarkanda.faridpur.gov.bd

Geography

Nagarkanda is located at 23.4153°N 89.8917°E / 23.4153; 89.8917. It has 51, 016 households and a total area of 379.02 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2] Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country.

Administration

Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine union parishads: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, Kodalia Shohid Nagar, Purapara, Ramnagar, and Talma. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]

Nagarkanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]

Education

• Talma Nazim Uddin High School. P.O. Talma.
• M.N Academy.(Est. 1916) zamindar of Baish Rashi established this Institute with the help of the then Local Elite Class.
• Nagarkanda Govt College. P.O. Nagarkanda
• Nabocum college.
• Qasimul Ulum Islamia Madrasa Jungurdi Nagarkanda.
• Nagarkanda Girls School. P.O. Nagarkanda
• Laskardia Atiqur Rahman High school.
• Ramnagar High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
• Krishnerdandi High School. P.O. Kunjanagar
• Bilgobindapur High School. P.O. Kathia Kalibari
• Islami Adarsha shishu shikkhaloy.P.O.Nagarkanda
• Fulsuti Abdul Alem Chowdhury High School.P.O Fulsuti

See also

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

References

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- [en] Nagarkanda Upazila

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[ru] Нагарканда (подокруг)

Нагарканда (бенг. নগরকান্দা, англ. Nagarkanda) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш в составе округа Фаридпур. Образован в 1906 году. Административный центр — город Нагарканда. Площадь подокруга — 379,02 км². По данным переписи 1991 года население подокруга составляло 267 193 человека. Плотность населения равнялась 705 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 22,6 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 89,71 %, индуисты — 10,25 %, прочие — 0,04 %.

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