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'''Naogaon Sadar Upazila''' ([[Naogaon District|naogaon district]]) area 275.73 sq km, located in between 24°43' and 24°55' north latitudes and in between 88°47' and 89°01' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Badalgachhi Upazila|badalgachhi]] and [[Mahadebpur Upazila|mahadebpur]] upazilas on the north, [[Raninagar Upazila|raninagar]] and [[Manda Upazila|manda]] upazilas on the south, [[Adamdighi Upazila|adamdighi]] and [[Akkelpur Upazila|akkelpur]] upazilas on the east, Mahadebpur and Manda upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 354570; male 183618, female 170952; Muslim 324842, Hindu 28785, Buddhist 231, Christian 24 and others 688. Indigenous community such as [[Santals, The|santal]] belongs to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Little Jamuna River|little jamuna]], Tulsi Ganga; Dighali Beel and Gatia Beel are notable. ''Administration'' Naogaon Thana was formed in 1810 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
12
|
237
|
215
|
124046
|
230524
|
1286
|
59.3
|
42.0
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
37.03

|
9

|
62

|
124046

|
3350
|
59.27
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Kirtipur 73
|
4348
|
8758

|
8216

|
49.53

|-
|
Chandipur 43

|
3682

|
12644

|
12219

|
41.48

|-
|
Tilakpur 94

|
5725

|
15394

|
14593

|
44.09

|-
|
Dubalhati 51

|
7351

|
9287

|
8653

|
34.98

|-
|
Baktiarpur 13

|
4362

|
8348

|
8039

|
49.28

|-
|
Barshail 21

|
3665

|
9126

|
8609

|
46.75

|-
|
Balihar 14

|
5815

|
8726

|
8311

|
38.68

|-
|
Boalia 29

|
1723

|
8397

|
7996

|
51.26

|-
|
Sekherpur 87

|
8446

|
8552

|
8276

|
35.22

|-
|
Sailgachhi 36

|
3136

|
6385

|
6044

|
39.90

|-
|
Hapania 58

|
4619

|
11908

|
11134

|
38.97

|-
|
Hashaighari 65

|
5918

|
10687
|
10222
|
34.65
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:NaogaonSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Dubalhati Rajbari, Balihar Rajbari, Sailgachhi Rajbari, Kashimpur Zamindarbari, Kumaigari three domed Mosque and Balubhara Temple.

''Historical events'' Notable historical events of Naogaon include [[Indigo Resistance Movement|indigo resistance movement]] (1859-60), a movement led by peasant leader Astan Mollah against the zamindars protesting enhancement of rent in 1883. During the war of liberation in 1971, the headquarters of Wing 7 of EPR was at Naogaon. On April 22, the Pakistan army captured 125 young boys from Sultanpur, Par Naogaon, Dhopapara, Ukil Para and Hat Naogaon killed them and threw their dead bodies into the river from the Lord Lytton Bridge. On 23 April 1971, the Pakistan army killed 17 people of village Mohanpur, and on 25 April, they raided at Fatehpur Garebari and killed 13 persons there.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 5 (Boalia, Par Naogaon, Bihari Colony, Malshan, Kanthaltali), liberation sculpture adjacent to Naogaon bridge.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 312, temple 92, church 2. Noted religious institutions: Naogaon Ganja Society Mosque, Matherghat Temple, Padari Shaheb Church.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 48.2%; male 53.4%, female 42.5%.

''Educational institutions'' college 8, primary school 153, kindergarten 11, madrasa 8. Noted educational institutions: Naogaon Government College (1962), Naogaon Government BMC Mahila College (1972), Balihar College (1994), Dubalhati Raja Haranath High School (1864), Nagar Kusumba Multilateral High School (1882), Naogaon High School (1884), Bhimpur Multilateral High School (1901), Naogaon PM Girls' High School (1909), Chak Athitha High School (1914), Chakla High School (1914), Kirtipur Multilateral High School' (1921), Naogaon Central Girls' High School (1926), Paharpur GM High School (1936), Ilshabari High School (1963), Fatehpur High School (1968), Naogaon Zila School (1917), Janakallayan Model High School (1980), Islamia Madrasa (1921), Namazgar Gausul Azam Kamil Madrasa (1951), Naogaon Islamia Fazil Madrasa (1962).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Joybangla, Ishtehar, Alokbarta; weekly:' Bangabani, Barendra Batra, Naba Barta, Banglar Kantha, Desher Bani, Banka Chand, Nabayug, Ei Shomoy; fortnightly: Surya Mukhi; monthly: Nabadiganta. Besides, every year the district administration publishes an annual magazine on the occasion of the birth anniversary of [[Tagore, Rabindranath|rabindranath tagore]] on 25 Baishakh.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 26, club 2, cinema hall 3, theatre stage 3, theatre group 5, music group 7, stadium 1, playground 82, women's organisation 2.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 48.18%, non-agricultural labourer 3.52%, commerce 17.15%, transport and communication 7.41%, service 9.33%, construction 1.91%, religious service 0.14%, rent and remittance 0.57% and others 11.79%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 53.25%, landless 46.75%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, onion, garlic, pulse, mustard, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Opium, aus paddy, sesame, linseed, kaun.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, cold storage, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, weaving, blacksmith, potteries, wood work, embroidery.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 22, fairs 8, most noted of which are Kirtipur Hat, Paharpur Hat, Shibpur Hat, Tentulia Hat, Battali Hat, Balihar Rath Mela, Shibpur Lakshmi Puja Mela, Kashimpur Mela.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, potato, mustard oil.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 32.26% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.27%, tap 2.30%, pond 0.10% and others 5.33%.

''Sanitation'' 30.68% (rural 14.59% and urban 63.93%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 33.95% (rural 37.92% and urban 25.76%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 35.37% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, maternity and child welfare centre 1, union health and family planning centre 12, rural health centre 1, clinic 32.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[ASA|asa]], [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[Caritas|caritas]].

[Md. Moklesur Rahman]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Naogaon Sadar Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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