Nageshwari Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.9792° N 89.7083° E

Nageshwari Upazila
Nageshwari
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Kurigram District
Coordinates	25.9792° N 89.7083° E
Area	415.8 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	279775  - 673/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Nageshwari

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Nageshwari is located at 25.9792° N 89.7083° E . It has 51889 units of house hold and total area 415.8 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Nageshwari has a population of 279775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Nageshwari has 15 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.