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'''Niamatpur Upazila''' ([[Naogaon District|naogaon district]]) area 449.10 sq km, located in between 24°41' and 24°59' north latitudes and in between 88°23' and 88°40' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Porsha Upazila|porsha]] upazila on the north, [[Tanore Upazila|tanore]] and [[Nachole Upazila|nachole]] upazilas on the south, [[Manda Upazila|manda]] and [[Mahadebpur Upazila|mahadebpur]] upazilas on the east, [[Gomastapur Upazila|gomastapur]] and Nachole upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 226614; male 115681, female 110933; Muslim 176957, Hindu 36069, Buddhist 2035, Christian 52 and others 11501. 'Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]], [[Munda|munda]] and [[Oraon, The|oraon]] 'belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main river: Shiva.

''Administration'' Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| 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
|-
|
-

|
4

|
201

|
197

|
10407

|
121901

|
466

|
58.6
|
38.7
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
5.15

|
2

|
10407

|
2021

|
58.6
|}
{| 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

|-
|
Kasba 38

|
15183

|
15695

|
15000

|
39.96

|-
|
Nachole 57

|
18250

|
24148

|
23476

|
45.91

|-
|
Nizampur 76

|
18489

|
12855

|
12532

|
41.98

|-
|
Fatehpur 19

|
18176

|
14708

|
13894

|
29.81
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:NiamatpurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Mosque (Mughal period) at Dharmapur village.

''History of the War of Liberation'' In April 1971, the Pak army launched surprise attack on villages Bhabicha and Niamatpur and killed a number of innocent people; they also conducted heavy plundering and set many houses of these villages on fire. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] 11 freedom fighters including Dewan Azizar Rahman and MNA Salek Chowdhury launched an attack on the Niamatpur Police Station in which 6 razakars surrendered to the freedom fighters with their arms and ammunitions.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 375, temple 26, church 4.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 41.1%; male 45.5%, female 36.4%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 40, primary school 118, kindergarten 1, NGO school 8, madrasa 47. Noted educational institutions: Balator Siddique Hossain Degree College (1970), Niamatpur Degree College (1980), Bamoin High School (1947), Niamatpur High School (1948), Salbari High School (1958), Kapastia High School (1961), Amoil AS High School (1970), Budhuria Danga Para Fazil Madrasa (1940).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Protibad (defunct).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 29, playground 90.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 86.28%, non-agricultural labourer 2.42%, industry 0.23%, commerce 5.09%, transport and communication 0.50%, service 2.16%, construction 0.13%, religious service 0.07%, rent and remittance 0.08% and others 3.04%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, arahar, sesame, linseed, gram, masuri.

''Main fruits'' Mango, banana, jackfruit, litchi, guava, blackberry, papaya, watermelon.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 8, dairy 18, poultry 15.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 105 km, semi-pucca road 18.17 km, mud road 500 km; culvert 516, bridge 65.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Ice factory, rice mill, welding factory, biscuit factory, printing press.

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

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 19, fairs 1, most noted of which are Niamatpur Hat, Kharibari Hat, Battali Hat, Gabtali Hat, Shangsole Hat and Premgosai Mela.

''Main exports'' Fine quality rice and paddy.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 20.39% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 95.23%, tap 0.88%, pond 0.45% and others 3.44%.

''Sanitation'' 12.53% (rural 16.65% and urban 52.66%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 18.12% (rural 18.10% and urban 19.43%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 69.35% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, health and family planning clinic 7, community clinic 29.'

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], caritas, [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]]. [Md. Montajur Rahman]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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