Dinajpur Sadar ( bn, দিনাজপুর সদর) is an

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 ...

of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur,

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 ...

Geography

Dinajpur Sadar is located at . It has 67,061 households and total area 354.34 km². Dinajpur Sadar Upazila is bounded by Kaharole and Khansama Upazilas on the north,

Chirirbandar Upazila Chirirbandar ( bn, চিরিরবন্দর) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Chirirbandar is located at - it has 42790 households and total area 308.68 km2. Chirirbandar Upazila ...

on the east,

Kumarganj Kumarganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Balurghat subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Dinajpur district was constituted in 1786. In 1947, the Radcliffe ...

and

Gangarampur Gangarampur is one of the cities and a municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Buniadpur is the headquarters of the Gangarampur subdivision. The city is located on the bank of river Punarbhaba. Gangarampur ...

CD Blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and

Biral Upazila Biral ( bn, বিরল) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Biral is located at . It has 37993 households and total area 352.16 km2. Biral Upazila is bounded by Bochaganj and Kaharole U ...

on the west.

Demographics

As of the

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 ...

, Dinajpur Sadar has a population of 357,888. Males constitute 52.08% of the population, and females 47.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187,016. Dinajpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 41.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Also, Nanabari is at Dinajpur.

Administration

Dinajpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Dinajpur Municipality and ten

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 ...

s: Askorpur, Auliapur, Chealgazi, Fazilpur, Kamalpur, Sankarpur, Shashora, Shekpura, Sundorbon, and Uthrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 211 mauzas and 207 villages. Dinajpur Municipality is subdivided into 12 wards and 80

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

s. Member of Parliament: Iqbalur Rahim.

Education

According to Banglapedia,

Dinajpur Government Girls' High School Dinajpur Government Girls' High School is a school for girls in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh. It was established in 1869. About 2000 students reside here. There are about 52 teachers in this school, meaning about 1 per 38 students. All f ...

, founded in 1869, is a notable secondary school. Dinajpur Zilla School was established in 1854 during the British reign. It is located at the centre of the Dinajpur town. There is also a Textile College in the district.

References

Upazilas of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh {{Rangpur-geo-stub

Geography

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