Nagarkanda Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.4153° N 89.8917° E

Nagarkanda Upazila

Nagarkanda
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Faridpur District
Coordinates 23.4153° N 89.8917° E
Area 379.02 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
267193
 - 705/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Nagarkanda

Nagarkanda (Bengali: নগরকান্দা) is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Nagarkanda is located at 23.4153° N 89.8917° E . It has 51016 units of house hold and total area 379.02 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Nagarkanda has a population of 267193. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131533. Nagarkanda has an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Nagarkanda has 17 Unions/Wards, 239 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 335 vilages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.