Patnitala Upazila

Patnitala
পত্নীতলা
Upazila
Patnitala

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°3′N 88°44′E / 25.050°N 88.733°ECoordinates: 25°3′N 88°44′E / 25.050°N 88.733°E
Country Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 382.39 km2 (147.64 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 198,164
 • Density 518/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Patnitala

Patnitala (Bengali: পত্নীতলা, means Wife's Place) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Administrative

Patnitala has 11 Unions/Wards, 297 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 292 villages.[1]

M P  :Adv. Alhajj Shahidujjaman Sharker Bablu. Chairman of Patnitala Upozila: Abdul Hamid. Mayor of Nagipur Municipality: Nazmul Haque SonyAnowar Hossain.

Patnitala Press Club

Shovapoti: Alhajj Bulbul Chowdhury (01721033664). Secretary: Alhajj Monibur Rahman Golden.

Educational institutes

Geography

Potnitala is located at 25°03′00″N 88°44′00″E / 25.0500°N 88.7333°E. It has 35570 units of households and total area 382.39 km². The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba.[1]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Potnitala has a population of 1 98 164. Males constitutes 51.26% of the population and females 48.74%. This upazila's eighteen up population was 98279. Potnitala has an average literacy rate of 32.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Famous places of Naogaon

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shamsul Arefin Tuhin (2012). "Patnitala Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.