Nageshwari Upazila

Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী
Upazila
Nageswari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Kurigram District
Area
  Total 415.8 km2 (160.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 279,775
  Density 673/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Nageshwari

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E .

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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. [1]

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

See also

References

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