Nalitabari Upazila

Nalitabari
নালিতাবাড়ী
Nalitabari Shahid Minar
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictSherpur District
Area
 • Total
327.60 km2 (126.49 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
271,933
 • Density830.08/km2 (2,149.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2110 (Latifpur)
Postal code
2111 (Hatibandha)
Area code0931[2]
Websitenalitabari.sherpur.gov.bd

Nalitabari (Bengali: নালিতাবাড়ি) is an upazila of Sherpur District[3] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nalitabari is located at 25°05′00″N 90°11′43″E / 25.0833°N 90.1954°E / 25.0833; 90.1954. It has 64,805 households and a total area of 327.60 km2. It is bounded by the Meghalaya state of India on the north, the Sherpur Sadar and Nakla upazilas on the south, the Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh District on the east, and the Jhenaigati upazila on the west.[3]

Taragonj bajar is the main populated place in the upazila. Quality hotels and shops are also found here.

Demographics

Religions in Nalitabari Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
94.95%
Hinduism
3.63%
Christianity
1.27%
Other or not stated
0.15%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nalitabari Upazila had 73,488 households and a population of 271,933. 10.52% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nalitabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.75%: 67.37% for males and 64.23% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.63 males for 100 females. 43,970 (16.17%) lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 4,432 (1.63%).[4]

Population of Nalitabari upazila by ethnicity (2022)[4]
  1. Bengali (98.4%)
  2. Garo (0.92%)
  3. Others (0.71%)

Administration

Nalitabari, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]

Nalitabari Upazila is divided into Nalitabari Municipality and 12 union parishads: Bagber, Juganiya, Kakorkandhi, Koloshpar, Morichpuran, Nalitabari, Nayabil, Nonni, Puragau, Rajnogor, Ramchondrokura, and Rupnarayankura. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 140 villages.[5]

Nalitabari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Joti Poddar (2012), "Nalitabari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Sherpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-236-8.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Sherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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