Hakimpur 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

Hakimpur Upazila is located at . It has 13,769 households and total area 99.92 km². Hakimpur Upazila is bounded by Nawabganj and

Birampur Birampur ( bn, বিরামপুর) is an upazilla of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Birampur is an important city near India Border. This upazila is 256 km away from Capital Dhaka and nearly 56 km away from Din ...

Upazilas on the north, Nawabganj and

Ghoraghat Upazila Ghoraghat ( bn, ঘোড়াঘাট) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. History Ghoraghat was established in the time of Bakhtlar Khilji (see Blochmanu's Contr., J.A.S,1873, p. 215, Tabaqat-i-Na ...

on the east,

Panchbibi Upazila Panchbibi ( bn, পাঁচবিবি) is an upazila of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most pop ...

Joypurhat District Joypurhat ( bn, জয়পুরহাট জেলা, ''Joypurhat Jela'', also ''Joypurhat Zila'') is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh. It is one of the 8 districts of Rajshahi Division. History Ancient history Joypurhat was ...

on the south and Hili CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district,

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, and

Birampur Upazila Birampur ( bn, বিরামপুর) is an upazilla of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Birampur is an important city near India Border. This upazila is 256 km away from Capital Dhaka and nearly 56 km away from Din ...

on the west. The 2nd largest land

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

Hili Land Port Hili land port is situated at Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district, on the Bangladesh-India border. Land Port Hili Land Port covers an area of 10,000 acres and has a storage capacity of 10,000 MT. In 1985–86, the Hili customs station was estab ...

, is situated here.

Demographics

According to the

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 reco ...

, Hakimpur Upazila had 22,895 households and a population of 92,599, 30.7% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.3% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 54.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.

Administration

Hakimpur Upazila is divided into Hakimpur Municipality and three

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: Alihat, Boalder, and Khattamadobpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 83 villages. Hakimpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17

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 ...

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Hakimpur Hakimpur is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Hakimpur Upazila is located at . It has 13,769 households and total area 99.92 km2. Hakimpur Upazila is bounded by Nawabganj and Birampur Upaz ...

Unions

* Alihat * khottamadabpara * Boyaldar

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