Thakurgaon Sadar
ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর
Upazila
Balia Mosque
Balia Mosque
Location of Thakurgaon Sadar
Coordinates: 26°1.2′N 88°28′E / 26.0200°N 88.467°E / 26.0200; 88.467
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictThakurgaon
Area
 • Total654.95 km2 (252.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total581,227
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5100
Websitethakurgaonsadar.thakurgaon.gov.bd

Thakurgaon Sadar (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Thakurgaon Sadar is located at 26°01′15″N 88°28′00″E / 26.0208°N 88.4667°E / 26.0208; 88.4667. It has 133,320 households and total area 654.95 km2. It is bounded by Atwari and Boda upazilas on the north, Pirganj (Thakurgaon) and Birganj upazilas on the south, Boda, Debiganj and Birganj upazilas on the east, Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on the west.[2]

Demographics

Religions in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 74.10%
Hinduism
 
 24.81%
Christianity
 
 0.63%
Other or not stated
 
 0.46%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila had 133,320 households and a population of 581,227. 130,768 (22.50%) were under 10 years of age. Thakurgaon Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 93,213 (16.04%) lived in urban areas.[3] Ethnic population was 3,721 (0.64%), of which Santal were 2,256.[4]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon sadar upazila has a population of 504428; males 260515, females 243913; Muslim 369486, Hindu 129794, Christian 3614, Buddhist 38 and others 1496. Indigenous communities such as santal, oraon, munda, Mushar and rajbanshi belong to this upazila.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila has a population of 422728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 214112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Thakurgaon Sadar Thana formed in 1800 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[6]

Thakurgaon Upazila is divided into Thakurgaon Municipality and 19 union parishads: Akhanagar, Akcha, Auliapur, Balia, Baragaon, Begunbari, Chilarang, Debipur, Gareya, Jagannathpur, Jamalpur, Mohammadpur, Nargun, Rahimanpur, Rajagaon, Ruhea, Roypur, Salandar, and Sukhanpukhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 194 mauzas and 198 villages.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Thakurgaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Community Tables: Thakurgaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  5. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.


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