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Sapahar
Sapahar ( bn, সাপাহার) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Sapahar is located at 25.1250°N 88.5819°E. It has 19,770 house holds and total area 244.49 km2. Sapahar Upazila is bounded by Tapan CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Patnitala Upazila on the east, Porsha Upazila on the south, and Bamangola CD Block, in Malda district, West Bengal, on the west. Main river Punarbhaba at Patari village and Jabai Beel are notable. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Sapahar had a population of 161,792. Males constituted 50.25% of the population and females 49.75%. Muslims formed 93.26% of the population, Hindus 4.87%, Christians 0.46% and others 1.42%. Sapahar had a literacy rate of 42.19% for the population 7 years and above. Economy Most of the people of the Sapahar Upazila depends on agriculture for a living. The main corps are paddy, wheat, mustard, and vege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapahar Upazila
Sapahar ( bn, সাপাহার) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Sapahar is located at 25.1250°N 88.5819°E. It has 19,770 house holds and total area 244.49 km2. Sapahar Upazila is bounded by Tapan CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Patnitala Upazila on the east, Porsha Upazila on the south, and Bamangola CD Block, in Malda district, West Bengal, on the west. Main river Punarbhaba at Patari village and Jabai Beel are notable. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Sapahar had a population of 161,792. Males constituted 50.25% of the population and females 49.75%. Muslims formed 93.26% of the population, Hindus 4.87%, Christians 0.46% and others 1.42%. Sapahar had a literacy rate of 42.19% for the population 7 years and above. Economy Most of the people of the Sapahar Upazila depends on agriculture for a living. The main corps are paddy, wheat, mustard, and vege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapahar Pilot High School, Naogaon
Sapahar Pilot High School ( bn, সাপাহার পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a secondary school at Sapahar in Sapahar Upazila, Naogaon District, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ..., established in 1962. It is one of the best high school in Sapahar Upazila. In 2012, the school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. EIIN of this institution is 123750. References * High schools in Bangladesh Schools in Naogaon District 1962 establishments in East Pakistan Educational institutions established in 1962 {{Bangladesh-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patari Union
Patari ( bn, পাতাড়ী) is a union parishad under Sapahar Upazila, Naogaon District, Bangladesh. It is bound by West Bengal of India on the north and west, Goala Union on the south, and Aihai Union on the east. The main river is Punarbhaba River. Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Patari Union had 5,240 households and a population of 25,328. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 30.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. Economy Most of the people of the Patari Union depend on agriculture. The employment breakdown is agriculture 48.15%, agricultural labourer 23.58%, wage labourer 3.07%, commerce 8.14%, service 5.49%, others 9.57%. The main crops are paddy, wheat, mustard seed, mango, jack fruit, banana etc. Single crop 49%, double crop 39% and treble crop land 12%. Among peasants, 24% are landless, 25% smallholders, 30% medium and 21% are rich. Education Kalmudanga High School And Kalmudanga Girls High School is the secondary school in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naogaon District
Naogaon District ( bn, নওগাঁ, Nôugã) is a district in northern Bangladesh, part of the Rajshahi Division. It is named after its headquarters, the city of Naogaon in Naogaon Sadar Upazila. Demographics According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Naogaon District had a population of 2,784,598, of which 13,74,312 were males and 14,08,840 females. The rural population was 23,67,082 (85.01%) while the urban population was 4,16,243 (14.99%). Naogaon district had a literacy rate of 72.14% for the population 7 years and above: 74.66% for males and 69.70% for females. This is up from 44.39% in 2001 and 28.40% in 1991. Nagaon District had a decadal growth rate of 8.73% for the decade 2001–2011, down from 11.33% in the decade 1991–2001. Muslims make up 86.82% of the population, while Hindus are 11.45% and Christians 0.77% of the population respectively. Other religions were 0.95% of the population. Ethnic minorities were 1,07,292 (3.85%). This was the largest ethnic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Bamangola (community Development Block)
Bamangola is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Gauda and Pandua Gauda was once the “capital of the ancient bhukti or political division of Bengal known as Pundravardhana which lay on the eastern extremity of the Gupta Empire.” During the rule of the Sena Dynasty, in the 11th-12th century, Gauda was rebuilt and extended as Lakshmanawati (later Lakhnauti), and it became the hub of the Sena empire. Gauda was conquered by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1205. During the Turko-Afghan period, “the city of Lakhnauti or Gauda continued to function initially as their capital but was abandoned in 1342 by the Ilyas Shahi sultans in favour of Pandua because of major disturbances along the river course of the Ganga.” “Pandua then lay on the banks of the Mahananda, which was the major waterway of the sultanate at the time. However, when the Mahananda too began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsha Upazila
Porsha ( bn, পোরশা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Porsha is located at . It has 18047 households, and total area 252.83 km2. Porsha Upazila is bounded by Sapahar Upazila on the north, Patnitala and Mohadevpur Upazilas on the east, Gomostapur and Niamatpur Upazilas on the south, Habibpur and Bamangola CD Blocks in Malda district, West Bengal, India, on the west. Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 132,095. Males constituted 50.19% of the population and females 49.81%. Muslims formed 86.35% of the population, Hindus 10.38%, Christians 1.36% and others 1.90%. Porsha had a literacy rate of 42.52% for the population 7 years and above. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Porsha had a population of 97279. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 48932. Porsha had an average literacy rate of 26.5% (7+ years), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Upazila
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] |
Asiatic Society Of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka. Publications The society's publications include: * ''Banglapedia, the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh'' (edition 2, 2012) * ''Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh'' (2010, 28 volumes) * ''Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage'' (2008, 12 volumes) * ''Children’s Banglapedia'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Bangladesh Census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were recorded 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. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to the census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census. Bangladesh have a population of 144,043,697 as per 2011 census report. Majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 Upazilas (the next lower administrative tier) and 1,092 Unions (the lowest administrative tier). The region has historically been dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars. Formerly comprising 16 districts, a new division (Rangpur Division) was formed with the 8 northern districts of the old Rajshahi Division from early 2010. Etymology and names The Rajshahi Division is named after Rajshahi District. Dominated by various feudal Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars of mixed origins throughout history, the name is a compound of the words ''Raj'' and ''Shahi'', both of which can be translated into reign or kingdom. Archaic spellings in the English language also included ''Rajeshae''. The capital city of the division was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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