Adamdighi Upazila

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Adamdighi Upazila
Adamdighi
Division_name - District	Rajshahi Division - Bogra District
Coordinates	24.53° N 89.10° E
Area	169.1 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	170326 - 1009/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Adamdighi

Adamdighi (Bengali: আদমদিঘী) is an Upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Naming of this upazila or area as Adamdighi came from Adam's Dighi, means Adam's Tank. Adam was a great Muslim saint or dervish, known as Baba Adam(Bangla: বাবা আদম).

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1 Baba Adam & Tank
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 Archaeological Heritage
5 Demographics
6 Administrative
7 See also
8 References

[edit] Baba Adam & Tank

Baba Adam is very popular among the people of the locality, and commands as much respect from Hindus as from Muslims. Baba Adam is said to have been a contemporary of the famous Rani Bhawani of Natore, who it is said, with her characteristics magnanimity had a tank dug at the place and dedicated it to the saintly fakir in honour of his supernatural powers. This tank, which is a large one, still bears the name of the fakir as Adamdighi or the Adam's Tank.

[edit] Geography

Adamdighi is located at 24.43° N 89.10° E. It has 41,495 household units and a total area 168.83 km².^[1]

[edit] Administration

Adamdighi Thana, now an Upazila, was established in 1821. The upazila consists of six union parishads, one municipality, 133 mouzas and 179 villages.

[edit] Archaeological Heritage

Kaboi Rajbari (palace)
Kalachand Temple

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[2], Adamdighi has a population of 170,326. Males constitute 51.63% of the population, and females 48.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87,264. Adamdighi has an average literacy rate of 34.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[3]