Narsingdi Sadar ( bn, নরসিংদী 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
Narsingdi District
Narsingdi District ( bn, নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. The district is famous for its textile ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
, Bangladesh.
Geography
Narsingdi Sadar is located at . It has 81,780 households and an area of .
Demographics
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census, Narsingdi Sadar has a population of 451335. Males constitute ~53% of the population, and females ~47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 226885. Narsingdi Sadar has an average literacy rate of 31% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Narsingdi Sadar Upazila is divided into two
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and 14
union parishads. The municipalities are:
Madhabdi Municipality, Narsingdi Municipality; and the union parishads are: Alokbali, Amdia, Char Dighaldi, Chinishpur, Hajipur, Karimpur, Khathalia, Mahishasura, Meherpara, Nazarpur, Nuralapur, Paikarchar, Panchdona, and Silmandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 275 villages.
Madhabdi Municipality and Narsingdi Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.
The current
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Narsingdi Sadar as of 15 March 2022 is Md. Mehedi Morshed.
Madhabdi is located in Narsingdi Sadar upazila, Narsingdi district, Bangladesh. The Baburhat market of Madhabdi Pourashava (municipal corporation) is one of the most famous trade centers in Bangladesh for various kind of cloths. There are many textile mills and textile-related industries situated here.
Education
There are 27 colleges in the upazila, most located in
Narsingdi
Narsingdi /Narsingdi Sadar ( bn, নরসিংদী) is a city and headquarters of Narsingdi District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway connects Narsingdi with the capital and other major cities. The district is ...
town. Those inside the town include:
Narsingdi Govt. College, Narsingdi Science College, Narsingdi Independent College, Narsingdi Govt. Mohila College,
Abdul Kadir Mollah City College
Abdul Kadir Mollah City College ( bn, আবদুল কাদির মোল্লা সিটি কলেজ) also known as AKMCC is a college in Bangladesh. It was established in 2006 in Narsingdi District
Narsingdi District ( bn, নর ...
, Baburhat Green Field College, Farida Hashem International College, Jaj Bhuiyan College,
Madhabdi College Madhabdi ( bn, মাধবদী) is a '' pourashava'' (municipal corporation) in Narsingdi District, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It's an A grade municipality and also Madhabdi has declared as a thana on 29 February 2016. Madhabdi is a densely t ...
, Madhabdi Digital College, Narsingdi Central College, Narsingdi Imperial College, Narsingdi Prime College, Narsingdi Udayon College, Scholastica Model College, and Shilmandi Adarsha College.
Notable secondary schools of the town include
Brahmondi K.K.M Govt High School (1946),
NKM High School and Homes NKM may refer to:
* Nagoya Airfield in Japan
* Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
Nathalie Geneviève Marie Kosciusko-Morizet () (born 14 May 1973 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris), often referred to by her initials NKM, is an engineer, public figu ...
(2008),
Satirpara K.K. Institution School & College (1901),
Narsingdi Govt. Girl's High School (1934),
Balapur Nabin Chandra High School Balapur may refer to any of the following places in India:
* Balapur, Akola district, Maharashtra
** Balapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
** Balapur Fort
* Balapur, Hyderabad, Telangana
* Balapur, Vikramgad, in Palghar district of Maharashtra
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(1905), and
Sir K.G Gupta High School (1919).
See also
*
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 ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Narsingdi District
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