Nabinagar_Upazila

Nabinagar Upazila

Nabinagar Upazila

Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Nabinagar (Bengali: নবীনগর) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chattogram, Bangladesh. Nabinagar Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

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Geography

Nabinagar is located at 23.8833°N 90.9833°E / 23.8833; 90.9833. It has 94,871 households and a total area of 86,568 acres (353.66 km2).

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nabinagar Upazila had 94,871 households and a population of 493,518. 148,870 (30.17%) were under 10 years of age. Nabinagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1144 females per 1000 males. 53,157 (10.77%) lived in urban areas.[1]

Points of interest

  • Masque made by Alauddin Khan[2]
  • Satmora Aanada Ashram
  • Shrighar Church
  • Bholachnag Palpara Doyamoy mandir
  • Ahammadpur Soldiers memorials
  • Goni Shah Mazar Sharif Thollakandi
  • Maharshi Mon Mohon Datta Monastery
  • Barikhola Abdul Gofur chisti & Shiraj Chisti mazar
  • Titusha Mazar Sorif Lohory
  • MP Tila
  • SantiPur Kath Bagan
  • Rasulpur Natghar
  • Ibrahimpur Dayami Darbar sharif (sufiyabad)
  • Titas River

Administration

Nabinagar Upazila is divided into Nabinagar Municipality and 21 union parishads: Barail, Barikandi, Biddyakut, Birgaon, Bitghar, Ibrahimpur, Junedpur, Kaitala Dakshin, Kaitala Uttar, Krishnanagar, Laur Fatehpur, Natghar, Paschim Nabinagar, Purba Nabinagar, Rasullabad, Ratanpur, Salimganj, Satmura, Shibpur, Shyamgram, Sreerampur, Shahpur, Gulpukuria and Damla. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 200 villages.[1]

Nabinagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[1]

The current Member of Parliament is Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul( Brahmanbaria-5) [3]

Post offices and postal codes[4]

  • Nabinagar - 3410
  • Sreerampur - 3410
  • Rasullabad - 3412
  • Jibanganj - 3419
  • Kaitala - 3417
  • Laurfatehpur - 3411
  • Ratanpur - 3414
  • Salimganj - 3418
  • Shahapur - 3415
  • Shamgram - 3413
  • Fandauk - 3441
  • Nasirnagar - 3440
  • Satmora - 3544
  • Birgoan - 3400
  • Krishnanagar - 3400
  • Barail - 3444
  • shibpur - 3400
  • Brahmanhata - 3417
  • Kalghara - 3413
  • Ibrahimpur - 3410
  • Vulachang - 3410
  • Jenodpur -3410
  • Gulpukuria Village Under shahpur post office

Education

There are 4 colleges, 25 high schools, 8 Madrasas, 144 government primary schools and 55 non-government primary schools. According to Banglapedia, Nabinagar Pilot High School, founded in 1896, Bidyakut Amar High School (1913), Fatehpur Kamalakanta Gurucharan High School (1913) and Kaitala Jajneshwar High School (1918) are notable secondary schools.[5]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Brahmanbaria" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. [2]
    দর্শনীয় স্থান - নবীনগর উপজেলা-. nabinagar.brahmanbaria.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  3. [3]
    "Contact an MP". Parliament.gov.bd. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  4. [4]
    "Bangladesh Post". www.bangladeshpost.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. [5]
    Abu Baten, Muhammad (2012). "Bangladesh". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.


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