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Upazila in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Naldanga
Upazila
Patul Beel in Naldanga UpazilaPatul Beel in Naldanga Upazila
Location of Naldanga
Coordinates: 24°30′N 88°57′E / 24.500°N 88.950°E / 24.500; 88.950
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNatore
Area
 • Total174.39 km (67.33 sq mi)
Population
 • Total135,318
 • Density780/km (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code6400
Websitenaldanga.natore.gov.bd

Naldanga Upazila is a subdistrict of Natore District, within Rajshahi Division in northern Bangladesh. Naldanga was previously a union of Natore Upazila in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh but, in a Government gazette published in May 2013, Naldanga was declared an upazila of Bangladesh. Naldanga contains Naldanga Municipality and has 5 unions: Bipra Belgharia, Brahmapur, Khajuria, Madhnagar and Piprul.

Demographics

Religions in Naldanga Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam   92.67%
Hinduism   7.16%
Other or not stated   0.17%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Naldanga Upazila had 33,507 households and a population of 129,304. 24,305 (18.80%) were under 10 years of age. Naldanga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 10,266 (7.94%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 1,352 (1.05%).

Unions and villages

Naldanga upazila comprises five unions and 99 villages.

  • Bipra Belgharia
  • Brahmapur
  • Khajura
  • Madhnagar
    • West Madhavanagar
    • East Madhavanagar
    • Bhattpara
    • Nuriyagacha
    • Halthi
    • Madhabpur
    • Tehgria
    • Banshila
  • Piprul

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. কনটেন্টটি শেয়ার করতে ক্লিক করুন [Background of Naldanga Upazila]. Naldanga Upazila (in Bengali).
  3. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Natore (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-279-5.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Natore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Community Tables: Natore district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. "Upazilas and Unions". Natore.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. "Upazila at a glance". Naldanga.natore.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 September 2024.


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