Patnitala Upazila
Patnitala ( bn, পত্নীতলা, means ''Wife's Place'') is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Patnitala is located at . It has 35570 units of households and total area 382.39 km2. The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba. Patnitala Upazila is bounded by Dhamoirhat Upazila and Tapan CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Badalgachhi on the east, Mohadevpur Upazila on the south and Porsha and Sapahar Upazilas on the west. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Patnitala had a population of 231, 900. Males constituted 50.33% of the population and females 49.67%. Muslims formed 78.56% of the population, Hindus 15.45%, Christians 1.80% and others 3.93%. Patnitala had a literacy rate of 52.55% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patnitala has a population of 1 98 164. Males constitutes 51.26% of the population and females 48.74%. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Upazilas Of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh ha495 upazilas(as of 20 Oct 2022). The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Hossain Mohammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignatin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohadevpur Upazila
Mohadevpur ( bn, মহাদেবপুর) is an Upazila of Naogaon in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Mohadevpur is located at . It has 76,089 households and total area 397.67 km2 and it is bounded by Patnitala on the north, Manda and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the south, Badalgachhi and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the east and Niamatpur and Porsha upazilas on the west. Main river is Atrai. Mahadevpur Upazila consists of 3,06 mouzas. The area of the town is 40.46 km2. Demographics As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mohadevpur Upazila has a population of 2,92,589. Males constitute 51.06%(1,46,905) of the population, and females 48.94%(1,45,954). 18 Years above population is 1,98,322. Mohadevpur Upazila has an average literacy rate of 49.8% (7+ years). According to 2011 Bangladesh census, in Mohadevpur, Muslims formed 79.62% of the population, Hindus 17.95%, Christians 0.14% and others 2.28%. Art and culture Cultural organizations: Public librari ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nazipur
Nazipur Municipality stands beside the Atrai River in the Naogaon District of the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is one of the most important place & Business center of Naogaon district. It is near about 36 km away from the Naogaon city. It is a place of educated people, therefore there are many Schools, Colleges and Madrashas are established here. It is the Upazila sadar of Patnitala. In this Upazila, Coal mining & Ceramic mining are preset. Also this area works as a food production & supply center of Naogaon. Education Primary schools # Al-Hera Islami Academy # Hatshaoli (Kanupara) Islamia Dakhil Madrasah # Nazipur Govt: Primary School # Chalkmomin Government Primary School # Horirampur Primary School # Puiya Primary School # OXFORD Pre-Caded & Kindergarten School # Holy Child Academi # Maloncha Kindergarten School # Saint Matthews English Medium # Raghunathpur Primary School # Fahimpur Primary School # Nazipur Darul Ulum Caowmia Madrasha # Nazipur Women's Madras ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shihara Union
Shihara ( bn, শিহাড়া) is a Union Parishad of Patnitala Upazila in Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Economy Most of the people of this union depend on agriculture. Previously paddy was the main crop of this area. But the farmers faced financial loss in paddy cultivation so they started cultivating mango. Mango is currently the main crop in the region. Many types of mango like Amrapali, Bari-4, Langra, Fazli, Ashwina, Khirsapati etc. are cultivated in about 80% of the land. Farmers are now benefited by cultivating mango. See also * Patnitala Upazila * Naogaon District * Agradigun Union * Unions of Bangladesh Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ... References {{Reflist Unions of Patnitala Upazila ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ghoshnagor
Ghoshnagor ( bn, ঘোষনগর) is a Union in Patnitala Upazila, Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Demographics It covers an area of about 15 square kilometers and has a population of about ten thousand (2016). Educational institutions include Ghoshnagor High School and Ghoshnagor Zongipir Shaheb Alim Madrasha. Other buildings include one rice mill, one community clinic, and twelve mosques. Administration The Administrative Council of the Union consists of three women Members of the reserved women's seat and nine General Members under one chairman. Economy Most of the people of Ghoshnagor union depends on the agriculture to earn their livelihood. The main crops are paddy, wheat, mustard seed, mango etc. See also *Gaganpur Gaganpur ( bn, গগনপুর) is a village of Patnitala Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Gaganpur postal code is 6540. Transport 6.5 km east of Patnitala Sadar is adjacent to Gaganpur Bazar on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh. Each union council is made up of nine wards. Usually one village is designated as a ward. There are 4,562 unions in Bangladesh. A union council consists of a chairman and twelve members including three members exclusively reserved for women. Union councils are formed under the ''Local Government (Union Parishads) Act, 2009''. The boundary of each union council is demarcated by the Deputy Commissioner of the District. A union council is the body primarily responsible for agricultural, industrial and community development within the local limits of the union. History The term ''union'' dates back to the 1870 British legislation titled the ''Village Chowkidari Act'' which established union ''panchayats'' for collecting tax ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaivarta Stambha
Kaibarta or Kaivarta may refer to: * Kewat or Keot, a caste of northern India * Haliya or Cāsi Kaivarta, a Bengali Hindu agriculturist caste, majority later identified as Mahishya * Jalia Kaibarta Jalia Kaibarta (or Jaliya Kaibartta, or: Jāliya Kaibbarta, possibly also: Jalia Kaibartya) is a community comprising people of low ritual status, fishermen, who later acquired respectable caste identities within the larger Hindu fold, helped b ..., a Hindu fishing caste * Kaivarta revolt, 1170 rebellion in medieval India See also * Keota (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dibar Dighi
Dibar Dighi ( bn, দিবর দীঘি) is a tank in Bangladesh. An octagonal granite pillar, associated with Kaivarta chief Dibya, who usurped the Pala throne, stands in the centre of the tank. Location The site is located in Dibar village, on the northern side of Nazipur-Sapahar highway in Patnitala Upazila of Naogaon District. Architecture Dibar Dighi Alexander Cunningham, whose "servant" visited the site in 1879–80, noted the lake to spread about 1200 square ft. Average depth was about 12 ft. The tank currently occupies about 20 acres of land and sits atop a mound, spread over 100 acres. Kaivarta Stambha The tank is primarily famed for housing a semi-submerged granite pillar — locally known as ''Kaivarta Stambha'' — in its center. The apex of the pillar is crown shaped and decorated with three inflated circular rings. The pillar does not have any inscriptions. Francis Buchanon-Hamilton's survey of Bengal (1807–08) measured the net height to be 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1991 Bangladesh Census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. According to the census, Hindus were 10.5 per cent of the population, down from 12.1 per cent as of 1981. Bangladesh have a population of 106,314,992 as per 1991 census report. Majority of 93,886,769 reported that they were Muslims, 11,184,337 reported as Hindus, 616,626 as Buddhists, 350,839 as Christians and 276,418 as others. See also * Demographics of Bangladesh * 2001 Bangladesh census * 2011 Bangladesh census References External links * Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics"Census Reports: Population Census-2001" 2001. The 1991 census figures can be seen compared to the 2001 census. Censuses in B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |