Patnitala ( bn, পত্নীতলা, means ''Wife's Place'') 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 ...

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 ...

in the Division of

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi 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 ...

Geography

Map of Naogaon District (English) Bangladesh

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 Dhamoirhat ( bn, ধামইরহাট) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The main river of the Dhamoirhat Upazila is the Atrai River, Atrai. History During the War of Liberation, the ...

and Tapan CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Badalgachhi on the east,

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 n ...

on the south and Porsha and

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 ...

Upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to

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 ...

, 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 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 ...

, Patnitala has a population of 1 98 164. Males constitutes 51.26% of the population and females 48.74%. This upazila's eighteen up population was 98279. Patnitala has an average literacy rate of 32.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

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 villa ...

is a large historic pond with a stone pillar,

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: Jā ...

, in its middle. Both date from the late eleventh century. * Gahon Pirbabar Mazar, Patnitala * Kancon, Hazarat Zahor Uddin Cistia Babar Mazar, Patnitala * Katabari Mazar, Patnitala * Atrai River, Patnitala * Nazipur Pouro Park, Nazipur * Paikbanda Shalbon * More than Forest (Shihara and Nirmoil)

Administration

Patnitala Upazila is divided into Patnitala Municipality and 11 union parishads: Akbarpur, Amair, Dibar, Goshnagar, Krishanapur, Matindhar, Nazipur, Nirmail, Patichara, Patnitala, and Shihara. The union parishads are subdivided into 297 mauzas and 297 villages. M P: Alhaz Shahidujjaman Sarker Bablu. Upazila Chairman: Md. Abdul Gaffar. Mayor of Nazipur Municipality: Rezaul Karim Babu (Balu Babu)

Education

High Schools * Akbarpur High School * Amair High School * Amanta M.L High School * Bamoil High School * Bankrail M.L High School * Barail High School * Battali B.L. High School * Bongram High School * Chak Sreepur A. M. High School * Chalkmuli High School * Chalknirkhin High School * Gaganpur High School * Gahon High School * Ghoshnagar High School * K. M. H. Junior High School * Kantabari High School * Kharail High School * Khirshin S. K. High School * Kundon B.L. High School * Madhail B.L. High School * Mallickpur High School * Mandain A. H. M. Cum High School * Nagargola High School * Nakucha High School * Nathurhat Fulbag Girls High School * Nazipur Girls High School * Nazipur High School * Patnitala High School * Patul High School * Puia Adarsha High School * Shashail Girls High School * Shibpur BL High School * Shihara High School * Shimulia High School * Takipur High School * Usti BS High School * Uttar Rampur High School Junior Schools * Kanta Kismot Junior School * Matindar Junior School * Moheshpur Junior High School * Paikbanda Junior High School * Polipara Junior School * Subrajpur High School Colleges * Nazipur Government College * Gias Uddin Memorial MSTR (BM) College * Gaganpur (BM) College * Paddapukur (BM) College * Matandor (BM) College * Churhat Shibpur Barendra College * Krishnapur College * Nazipur Mohila College Computer Training Center * Mannan Sarker Computer Training Center, Nazipur Bastend. Dakhil Madrasahs * Babnabaj Madinatul Ulum Dakhil Madrasah * Badtilna Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Bara Bidirpur Dakhil Madrasah * Boali Wari Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Chak Farid Meherul Dakhil Madrasah * Chak Mumin Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Chalknodbati S. D. Madrasah * Chandail Islamia Mohila Dakhil Madrasah * Chhoto Moharandi K. D. Madrasah * Dashnagar Molongshah Dakhil Madrasah * Dibor Siddique Nagar Dakhil Madrasah * Faridpur Nasaria Dakhil Madrasah * Fotepur Dakhil Madrasah * Ghoshnagar Jangipir Saheb Dakhil Madrasah * Gobindabati Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Halakandor Sabed Ali Q. Dakhil Madrasah * Haripur Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Hatshowly (K. Para) Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Kadial Siddikia Dakhil Madrasah * Nandash Baskail K. I. D. Madrasah * Nirmail Darazia Dakhil Madrasah * Paharkata Mapta Hussunna Dakhil Madrasah * Rashkanai Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Shankarpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasah * Shitol Shahjahania Dakhil Madrasah * Shontoshpara Siddique Dakhil Madrasah * Surhatti Shah Makdum Islamia Dakhil Madrasah Alim Madrasahs * Bamail Islamia Senior Madrasah * Modhoil Islamia Alim Madrasah Fazil Madrasahs * Gaganpur Wazedia Fazil Madrasah * Karamzai Senior Madrasah * Khalna Islamia Fazil Madrasah * Nazipur Siddiquia Fazil Madrasah * Patiamlai Senior Madrasah * Rahimapur Fazil Madrasah * Usti Zakeria Senior Madrasah

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