Narsingdi Sadar Upazila

Narsingdi Sadar (Bengali: নরসিংদি সদর) is an upazila of Narsingdi District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Narsingdi Sadar

নরসিংদী সদর
Upazila
Narsingdi Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°43.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictNarsingdi District
Area
 • Total213.44 km2 (82.41 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total251,335
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Narsingdi Sadar

Geography

Narsingdi Sadar is located at 23.9167°N 90.7250°E / 23.9167; 90.7250. It has 81780 households and total area 213.44 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Narsingdi Sadar has a population of 451335. Males constitute 32.61% of the population, and females 67.39%. 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.[2]

Administration

Narsingdi Sadar Upazila is divided into Madhabbi Municipality, Narsingdi Municipality, and 14 union parishads: 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.[3]

Madhabbi Municipality and Narsingdi Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[3]

UNO: Mutakabbir Ahmed

Madhabdi is located in Narsingdi sadar upazila, Narsingdi district, Bangladesh. Madhabdi paorasava (municipal corporation) is one of the most famous trade centers for various kind of cloths. There are many textile mills and textile-related industries situated here.

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 27 colleges in the upazila, most located in Narsingdi town. Those outside the town include: Abdul Kadir Mollah City College, Baburhat Green Field College, Farida Hashem International College, Jaj Bhuiyan College, Madhabdi College, Madhabdi Digital College, Narsingdi Central College, Narsingdi Imperial College, Narsingdi Prime College, Narsingdi Udayon College, Scholastica Model College, and Shilmandi Adarsha College.[4]

According to Banglapedia, Balapur Nabin High School, founded in 1905, Brahmandi Government High School (1930), Satirpara K.K. Institution School & College (1901), and Sir KG Gupta High School (1919) are notable secondary schools.[1]

See also

References
  1. Mir Md. Masum (2012), "Narsingdi Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Narsingdi" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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