Nagarpur Upazila
Nagarpur Upazila (tangail district) area 262.70 sq km, located in between 23°58' and 24°10' north latitudes and in between 89°46' and 90°01' east longitudes. It is bounded by tangail sadar and delduar upazilas on the north, daulatpur (manikganj) and saturia upazilas on the south, mirzapur and dhamrai upazilas on the east, chauhali and shahjadpur upazilas on the west.
Population Total 288092; male 136585, female 151507; Muslim 268720, Hindu 19365, Christian 2 and others 5.
Water bodies Main rivers: jamuna, dhaleshwari, Old Dhaleshwari, bangshi; Gaighata Canal and Bharua Beel are notable.
Administration Nagarpur Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 9 September 1983.
| Upazila | ||||||||
| Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
| - | 12 | 217 | 245 | 13110 | 274982 | 1097 | 58.3 | 42.0 |
| Upazila Town | ||||||||
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Area (sq km) |
Mouza |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) | ||||
| 4.68 | 3 | 13110 | 2801 | 58.3 | ||||
| Union | ||||
| Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
| Male | Female | |||
| Gayhata 43 | 6248 | 14907 | 15706 | 48.1 |
| Duptiair 21 | 6789 | 12816 | 13520 | 35.6 |
| Dhubaria 36 | 2897 | 6027 | 6733 | 47.4 |
| Nagarpur 73 | 4386 | 13041 | 13997 | 48.0 |
| Pakutia 80 | 4297 | 8514 | 9670 | 49.1 |
| Bekra 10 | 2618 | 4926 | 5885 | 45.8 |
| Bhadra 12 | 5401 | 10575 | 11375 | 41.3 |
| Bhara 14 | 9409 | 14770 | 15973 | 36.8 |
| Mamudnagar 58 | 7959 | 18047 | 20363 | 32.5 |
| Mokhna 65 | 5892 | 10231 | 11809 | 42.4 |
| Sahabatpur 87 | 5894 | 12825 | 14708 | 46.7 |
| Salimabad 94 | 4200 | 9906 | 11768 | 50.4 |
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Archaeological heritage and relics Tebaria Mosque (Mughal period), Building complex of Brindaban Chandra Bigraha.
War of Liberation On 13 December 1971 the Pak army conducted heavy plundering at village Bangram of the upazila; they also looted and ruined the village houses. On the same day the Pak army killed all 7 members of a family of village Sarengpur. The Pak army also conducted heavy plundering at village Baranagar during the war of liberation. Freedom fighters had encounters with the Pak army at Nagarpur Police Station, Ghaskaulia, Bangram, Kedarpur, Kenera and some other places of the upazila. There is a mass grave at Sarengpur of the upazila.
For details: see নাগরপুর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৫।
Religious institutions Mosque 279, temple 90. Noted religious institutions: Salimabad Mosque, Sudam Para Mosque and Gayhata Math.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 42.7%; male 46.3%, female 39.6%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 30, primary school 157, madrasa 123. Noted educational institutions: Nagarpur Government College (1966), Nagarpur Mohila College (1989), Gayhata Udaytara Multilateral High School (1879), Jadunath Pilot High School (1900), Afsar Memorial High School (1908), Pakutia BCRG High School (1916), Dhubaria Chhifatullah High School (1917), Sarengpur Bilateshwari High School (1921), Bhara Umesh Chandra High School (1930), Sahabatpur High School (1950), Nayan Khan Memorial High School (1989).
Newspapers and periodicals Weekly: Nagarpur Barta (irregular); irregular periodical: Dhaleshwari.
Cultural organisations Library 5, club 265, cinema hall 3, women cooperative society 13, playground 14.
Main sources of income Agriculture 61.63%, non-agricultural labourer 3.22%, industry 1.07%, commerce 11.20%, transport and communication 1.66%, service 10.50%, construction 0.74%, religious service 0.26%, rent and remittance 0.94% and others 8.78%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 65.78%, landless 34.22%; agricultural landowner: urban 37.73% and rural 67.09%.
Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard, sugarcane.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, kaun, sweet potato, china, kalai.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, blackberry, plum.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Dairy 71, poultry 40.
Communication facilities Pucca road 99.3 km, Semi-pucca road 4.22 km, mud road 609 km.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.
Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, wood work.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 23, fairs 3, most noted of which are Nagarpur Hat, Salimabad Hat, Sahabatpur Hat, Dhuni Para Hat and Chaitra Samkranti Mela at Duajani.
Main exports Paddy, jute, banana, sugarcane.
Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 28.4% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.2%, tap 0.2% and others 2.6%.
Sanitation 48.2% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 48.7% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 3.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health centre 1, satellite clinic 6, family planning centre 12, community clinic 35, private clinic 6.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are proshika, asa, brac. [Md Moniruzzaman]
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Nagarpur Upazila 2007.
