Nandail Upazila

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Nandail Upazila (mymensingh district) area 326.37 sq km, located in between 24'28' and 24'39' north latitudes and in between 90'30' and 90'49' east longitudes. It is bounded by ishwarganj upazila on the north, hossainpur and kishoreganj sadar upazilas on the south, kendua and tarail upazilas on the east, trishal and gaffargaon upazilas on the west.

Population Total 402727; male 198201, female 204526; Muslim 394835, Hindu 7543, Christian 18 and others 331.

Water bodies Main rivers: old brahmaputra, Kachamatia, Narasunda, Magha; Aralia, Hamai, Banna, Balda, Kalaidhar, Tongi and Baula beels are notable.

Administration Nandail Thana was formed in 1912 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 12 162 265 43413 359314 1234 42.7 (2001) 39.0
Municipality

Area (sq km)

Ward

Mahalla

Population

Density (per sq km)

Literacy rate (%)

23.06 (2001) 9 20 33308 1255 (2001) 53.3
Upazila Town

Area (sq km)

Mouza

Population

Density (per sq km)

Literacy rate (%)

12.38 (2001) 2 10105 626 (2001) 46.3
Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female


Achargaon 13 5249 13257 13874 43.2
Kharua 47 5861 14321 14373 37.9
Gangail 31 6262 15693 16224 39.0
Chandipasha 23 6150 17632 18271 39.4
Jahangirpur 39 6671 17625 18272 36.7
Nandail 71 4821 12088 12324 38.6
Betagair 15 8830 20721 21027 35.3
Musuli 63 6706 14395 15657 40.3
Moazzempur 55 6297 16517 16689 43.2
Rajgati 79 6195 12763 13318 33.1
Sherpur 87 5994 13637 13811 41.2
Singrail 94 5915 13046 13884 44.0

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Muazzamabad Mosque (1493-1519), tomb and khanqa of Jahangir Shah at Jahangirpur village.

Historical events The love story of the dramatic epic Malua (Malua Pala) of the maimansingha gitika (ballads) belongs to Nandail. In the eighteenth century when the British established Neel Kuthi (indigo centre) at Deoanganj Bazar of Nandail Indigo Revolt started in the area.

War of Liberation On 21 April 1971 the Pakistan army killed 18 persons and burned few hundred houses of Rajgati, Subhakhila and Kaliganj areas. On 17 November 1971 some freedom fighters including Illias Uddin Bhuiyan and Shamsul Haque were killed in a battle with the Pakistan occupation army. This day is being observed as the “Nandail Shaheed Day”. The flag of the Independent Bangladesh was hoisted on 11 December in Nandail; this day is being observed as the ‘Liberated Nandail Day’. There is a mass grave at Baraigaon and a mass killing site in the Railway Bridge area of Subhakhila Kaliganj.

For details: see নান্দাইল উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৫।

Religious institutions Mosque 639, temple 28. Noted religious institutions: Muazzamabad Mosque, Nandail Bazar Baitul Mamur Mosque, Jahangirpur Mosque, Nandail Bazar Kali Mandir.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 40.4%; male 40.6%, female 40.1%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 30, primary school 59, non-formal education centre 11, madrasa 89. Noted educational institutions: Shaheed Smriti Adarsha College (1972), Chandipasha Government High School (1915), Nandail Road High School, Sherpur Islamia Fazil Madrasa (1927).

Newspapers and periodicals Monthly: Nandail, Narasundar Bake, Desher Kantha, Desher Mati (irregular).

Cultural organisations Library 9, club 12, theatre group 1,' cinema hall 1, playground 21.

Main sources of income Agriculture 74.24%, non-agricultural labourer 2.68%, industry 0.24%, commerce 8.86%, transport and communication 1.79%, service 4.07%, construction 0.65%, religious service 0.21%, rent and remittance 0.27% and others 6.99%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 66.82%, landless 33.18%; agricultural landowner: urban 60.47% and rural 67.51%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, pulse, sugarcane, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Nazirshail paddy, khesari,

Main fruits Mango, blackberry, litchi, Jackfruit, banana, papaya, custard apple, coconut, palm.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 2, dairy 24, poultry 300, hatchery and nursery 30.

Communication facilities Pucca road 97 km, semi-pucca road 77 km, mud road 553 km; waterway 13 km; railway 12 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Flour mill, textile mill, rice mill, welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 39, fairs 2, most noted of which are Nandail Bazar, Camta Bazar, Jalua Bazar, Kalenga Naya Bazar, Hemganj Bazar, Dewanganj Bazar, Gharua Bazar, Kaliganj Bazar, Bangram Bazar, Kanrapur Bazar, Singrail Bazar, Chaitra Samkranti Mela and Nandail Baruni Mela.

Main exports Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, pulse, sugarcane molasses, banana.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 30.3% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 90.4%, tap 0.6% and others 9.0%.

Sanitation 24.1% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 46.4% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 29.5% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 6, satellite clinic 7.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa. [Azizur Rahman Bhuiyan]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Nandail Upazila 2007.