Nachol Upazila

Nachole (Bengali: নাচোল) is an upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[2]

Nachole

নাচোল
Upazila
Nachole
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°43.8′N 88°25.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNawabganj District
Area
 • Total283.68 km2 (109.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total146,627 [1]
 • Density517/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenachol.chapainawabganj.gov.bd

Geography

Nachole is located at 24.7292°N 88.4194°E / 24.7292; 88.4194. It has 32922 households and total area 283.68 km2.[3]

Nachole Upazila is bounded by Gomostapur Upazila on the north-west, Niamatpur Upazila, in Naogaon District, on the north-east, Tannore Upazila, in Rajshahi District, on the south-east and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila on the south west.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nachole has a population of 146,627. 72,895 of them are Males and 73,732 of them are female. Males constitute 49.71% of the population, and females 50.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89,267.[5] Muslims formed 88.80% of the population, Hindus 8.46%, Christians 1.41% and others 1.35%. Nachole had a literacy rate of 45.47% for the population 7 years and above.[6]

Points of interest

Nachole is famous for For Tevaga Movement Lead by Ila mitra .Seeing place are Kendua Ila Mitro smriti folok,Rautara Ila Mitro Moth 

Ujirpur Dorgah, Rajbari, 500 years old Tetul Tree (Village  Surola), Ali Sah pur Mosque. Also Showapno Palli Park, Alpina village (Tikoil)Green View Park both are very popular place for passing laser time with family and friends.

Administration

Nachol Upazila is divided into Nachol Municipality and four union parishads: Fatehpur, Kosba, Nachol, and Nezampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 201 mauzas and 191 villages.[7]

Unions of Nachole:[8]

Name of Union Area (acre) Male Population Female Population
Kosba 15183 16463 16686
Fatehpur 18279 16715 16465
Nachole 15184 17300 17637
Nijampur 18489 13836 14161

Nachol Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 10 mahallas.[7]

The first elected mayor of the municipality was Md Abdul Malek Chowdhury (2010 - 2015). At present, the mayor is Md Abdur Rashid Khan Jhalu.

Education

Nachole Upazila has an average literacy rate of 45.5% (7+ years).[9] It has 7 college (including 1 government college), 3 technical college, 34 secondary school(including 1 government school), 77 primary school and 18 madrasa. Some notable educational institutions are Nachole Government College (1972), Nachole Mohila College (1993), Nachole Pilot High School (1957), " Nachole 1 number Government Primary School (1905), Nachole Asian School And College" (2008). Nachole KM Government Girls High School, Munsi Hazrat Ali High School, Golabari High School'Patsala school and college' (2009) etc.[10]

Nachole Government College

last Publisher Alauddin ahmed botu / MD Sheikh Shakil.Angana School Golabari.Golabari Ideal Pre Cadet School.

See also

References
  1. "Union Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. Mazharul Islam Taru (2012), "Nachole Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Nachole Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. "District Statistics 2011: Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Nachole_Upazila
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