Nabiganj Upazila
Nabiganj Upazila (habiganj district) area 439.6 sq km, located in between 24°25' and 24°41' north latitudes and in between 91°24' and 91°40' east longitudes. It is bounded by derai and jagannathpur upazilas on the north, habiganj sadar and bahubal upazilas on the south, sreemangal, maulvibazar sadar and balaganj upazilas on the east, baniachang upazila on the west.
Population Total 287030; male 145485, female 141545; Muslim 236815, Hindu 49838, Buddhist 12, Christian 62 and others 303.
Water bodies Main rivers: barak, Lungla-Bijani, Bibiyana, Dima, Kulkulia; Jura Beel, Kuliabhanga Beel, Ganjua Beel are notable.
Administration Nabiganj Thana was formed in 1839 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.'
| Upazila | ||||||||
| Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
|
1 |
13 |
218 |
350 |
24959 |
262071 |
653 |
50.28 |
38.31 |
| Municipality | ||||||||
|
Area (sq km) |
Ward |
Mahalla |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) | |||
|
9.73 |
9 |
20 |
19519 |
2006 |
55.00 | |||
| Upazila Town | ||||||||
|
Area (sq km) |
Mouza |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) | ||||
|
7.00 |
5 |
5440 |
907 |
32.82 | ||||
| Union | ||||
| Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
| Male | Female | |||
|
Auskandi 13 |
6268 |
11390 |
11206 |
48.04 |
|
Inathganj 51 |
5445 |
11037 |
10720 |
44.23 |
|
Kargaon 65 |
14598 |
13178 |
12738 |
38.31 |
|
Kalair Banga 58 |
6227 |
8104 |
7790 |
34.06 |
|
Kurshi 73 |
8806 |
10913 |
10771 |
40.08 |
|
Gaznapur 43 |
6072 |
12239 |
12315 |
31.77 |
|
Dighalbak 29 |
8916 |
11318 |
11333 |
36.42 |
|
Debpara 21 |
8407 |
11778 |
11243 |
40.82 |
|
Nabiganj 80 |
7115 |
8199 |
7714 |
33.49 |
|
Paschim Bara Bhakhair 94 |
6746 |
7526 |
7501 |
41.08 |
|
Paniunda 87 |
13351 |
10313 |
9923 |
40.44 |
|
Purba Bara Bakhair 90 |
6755 |
7808 |
7876 |
32.92 |
|
Bausha 14 |
11087 |
11524 |
11054 |
32.24 |
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1, memorial monument 1 (Nabiganj).
Religious institutions Mosque 321, temple 27, tomb 6, sacred place 2. Noted religious institutions: tomb of Shah Tajuddin Qureshi (R), tomb of Shah Sadaruddin Qureshi (R), tomb of Sayed Nur Shah (R), tomb of Tangitila.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 39.38%; male 42.01%, female 36.71%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 30, primary school 172, kindergarten 3, madrasa 15. Noted educational institutions: Paniunda Ragib-Rabeya High School and College, Nabiganj JK High School (1916), Dinarpur High School (1921), Auskandi High School.
Newspapers and periodicals Daily Bibiyana.
Cultural organisations Library 3, club 15, theatre group 1, literary society 11, women's organisation 7, cinema hall 1, auditorium 1, community centre 2, cultural group 2, playground 5.
Tourists spots Bibiyana Gas Field.
Main sources of income Agriculture 63.31%, non-agricultural labourer 5.40%, industry 2.21%, commerce 8.83%, transport and communication 1.42%, service 2.95%, construction 1.98%, religious service 0.63%, rent and remittance 3.84% and others 9.43%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 42.59%, landless 57.41%; agricultural landowner: urban 34.69% and rural 43.33%.'
Main crops Paddy, potato, jute, mustard, chilli, tea.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, sesame, sweet potato.
Main fruits Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, papaya, coconut, banana, pineapple.'
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 20, dairy 10, poultry 68, hatchery 1.
Communication facilities Pucca road 90 km, semi-pucca road 152.95 km, mud road 122.11 km; waterway 22 nautical miles.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.
Noted manufactories Rice mill, saw mill, biscuit factory, dry fish processing factory.
Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work, cane work.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 33, fairs 4, most noted of which are Nabiganj Bazar, Enayetganj Bazar, Raisganj Bazar, Haydarganj Bazar or Goplar Bazar, Imamganj Bazar, Inathganj Bazar, Tongitila' Mela, Shah Nur Mazar Mela, Baruni Mela at Sadarghat and Baruni Mela at Alampur.
Main exports Paddy, fish, banana.
Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 25.36% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Natural resources Natural Gas.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 59.71%, tap 1.20%, pond 29.37% and others 9.72%.
Sanitation 26.40% (rural 24.75% and urban 44.15%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 59.52% (rural 61.20% and urban 41.43%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 14.08% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health and family welfare centre 5, family planning centre 3, mother and child welfare centre 2, maternity 2, charitable dispensary 2, satellite clinic 6, diagnostic centre 3, veterinary hospital 1.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are CARE, brac, asa. [Kazi M Hasan Ali]
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Nabiganj Upazila 2010.
