Nagarkanda () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division 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 ...

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in the Division of

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. In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film.

Geography

Nagarkanda is located at . It has 42,904 households and a total area of 192.20 km².

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 r ...

, Nagarkanda upazila had 42,904 households and a population of 197,898. 48,422 (24.47%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 46.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 15,805 (7.99%) of the population lived in urban areas. According to 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 a ...

, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country.

Administration

Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, Kodalia Shohid Nagar, Purapara, Ramnagar, and Talma. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 169 villages. Nagarkanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. ...

Education

* ''Talma Nazim Uddin High School. P.O. Talma.'' * ''M.N Academy.(Est. 1916) zamindar of Baish Rashi established this Institute with the help of the then Local Elite Class.'' *
Nagarkanda Govt College
P.O. Nagarkanda'' * ''Nabocum college.'' * ''Qasimul Ulum Islamia Madrasa Jungurdi Nagarkanda.'' * ''Nagarkanda Girls School. P.O. Nagarkanda'' * ''Laskardia Atiqur Rahman High school.'' * Poradia Syed Ali Khan High School. * ''Ramnagar High School. P.O. Kunjanagar '' * '' Krishnerdandi High School. P.O. Kunjanagar '' * '' Bilgobindapur High School. P.O. Kathia Kalibari '' * ''Islami Adarsha shishu shikkhaloy.P.O.Nagarkanda'' * Fulsuti Abdul Alem Chowdhury High School.P.O Fulsuti

Notable people

Kaykobad Mohammad Kazem Al-Qureshi (; – 21 July 1951), known by his pen-name Kaykobad (), was a Bengali poet. Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sangha titled him ''"Kavyabhusan"'', ''"Vidyabhusan"'' and ''"Sahityaratna"''. Early life and education Mohammad Kaz ...

(1857–1951), poet * Mohammad AKM Khairuzzaman Mia (1932–2018), politician *Khondkar family of Kodalia village **

Khondkar Nazmul Huda Khondkar Nazmul Huda (6 July 1938 – 7 November 1975) was a veteran of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Bangladesh government awarded him the title of Bir Bikrom for his bravery in the war of independence. Early life Huda's ancestral home is ...

(1938–1975), army colonel ** Naheed Ezaher Khondkar, member of parliament *Mollah family of Qazikanda village **

Moosa Bin Shamsher Abu Daud Muhammad Moosa (; born 15 October 1945), better known as Moosa Bin Shamsher (), is a Bangladeshi businessman, philanthropist, economist, and self proclaimed arms dealer serving as the CEO of DATCO Group, a laborer export company. He is ...

(born 1945), richest man in Bangladesh ** Bobby Hajjaj (born 1974), politician

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