Official Name: | Nagarpur |
Native Name: | নাগরপুর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tangail |
Population Total: | 288092 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 1097 |
Area Total Km2: | 262.70 |
Established Title: | Established on |
Established Date: | 9 September 1983 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 24°N 89°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 1936 |
Nagarpur (Bengali: নাগরপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nagarpur Thana was established in 1905 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.
Nagarpur is located at 24.05°N 89.875°W. The total area of the Upazila is 266.7 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nagarpur Upazila had 66,523 households and a population of 288,092. 68,426 (23.75%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1109 females per 1000 males. 13,110 (4.55%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
Nagarpur Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Bekra, Tengripara, Dhubaria, Duptiair, Gayhata, Mamudnagar, Moka, Nagarpur, Pakutia, Sahabatpur, and Salimabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 245 villages.[3]
Nagarpur has an average literacy rate of 42.7% (Male-46.3%, Female-39.6%).[4]