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'''Singra Upazila''' ([[Natore District|natore district]]) area 528.46 sq km, located in between 24°24' and 24°41' north latitudes and in between 89°03' and 89°20' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Nandigram Upazila|nandigram]] upazila on the north, [[Gurudaspur Upazila|gurudaspur]] upazila on the south, [[Tarash Upazila|tarash]] and [[Sherpur Upazila|sherpur]] ([[Bogra District|bogra]]) upazilas on the east, [[Natore Sadar Upazila|natore sadar]], [[Atrai Upazila|atrai]] and [[Raninagar Upazila|raninagar]]' (Naogaon) upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 320818; male 165673, female 155145; Muslim 289187, Hindu 30877, Buddhist 275, and others 478. Indigenous community such as [[Santals, The|santal]] belongs to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Gur, [[Atrai River|atrai]], Gumani, [[Nagar River|nagar]].

''Administration'' Singra Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1869. Singra Municipality was formed in 2003.

{| 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

|
446

|
431

|
22864

|
297954

|
607

|
47.9

|
35.8

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
12.22

|
9

|
26

|
22595

|
1809

|
48.0

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
1.16

|
1

|
269

|
232

|
42.4

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Italy
47

|
16096

|
14519

|
13813

|
32.52

|-
|
Kalam
55

|
5969

|
13063

|
12086

|
34.55

|-
|
Chamari
12

|
7400

|
13710

|
12896

|
33.11

|-
|
Chaugram
23

|
11505

|
9923

|
9209

|
40.10

|-
|
Chhatar
Dighi 15

|
9675

|
12862

|
11889

|
41.02

|-
|
Tajpur
87

|
9935

|
6869

|
6440

|
39.60

|-
|
Dahia
31

|
17795

|
13705

|
13060

|
27.89

|-
|
Ramananda
Khajura 71

|
14042

|
13523

|
12701

|
34.80

|-
|
Lalore
63

|
7518

|
12509

|
11690

|
36.11

|-
|
Sherkole
79

|
3152

|
5360

|
5037

|
43.10

|-
|
Sukash
94

|
13549

|
15621

|
14667

|
35.42

|-
|
Hatibandaha
39

|
8237

|
13671

|
12765

|
35.09
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:SingraUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Temple of Sree Sree Radharaman, Sree Sree Narayan Bigraha Thakur' and Deb Bigraha (1890).

''Historical events'' Since mid seventeenth century Singra area had been under the jurisdiction of Barabkabad 'Sarkar of' Suba Bangla, and the headquarters of the Chaugram Pargana was at Singra. In 1748 this region came under the zamindari of [[Rani Bhabani|rani bhabani]]. Natore Circle was formed in 1914 consisting of Natore, [[Baraigram Upazila|baraigram]] and Singra.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1 (Kumar Para).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 423, temple 76, church 2, tomb 4. Noted religious institutions: Singra Jami Mosque, Jamtali Mosque, tomb of Ghasipir at Dahia, temple of Sree Sree Radharaman, Sree Sree Narayan Bigraha Thakur and Deb Bigraha.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 36.73%; male 41.84%, female 31.30%. Educational institutions: college 7, technical school 17, secondary school 53, primary school 200, madrasa 12. Noted educational institutions: Kalam Degree College, Bilhalti Trimohani Degree College (Dangapara), Rahmat Iqbal Degree College (Bomihal), Chaugram High School and College (1913), Singra Damdama School and College (1901), Lalore High School (1901), Kalam High School (1924), Ayesha Bashirul Dakhil Madrasa, Golak Para Dakhil Madrasa, Bhulbaria Alhaj Islamia Dakhil Madrasa.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 14, cinema hall 3, theatre stage 1, women organisation 5, jatra party 1, playground 14.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 79.79%, non-agricultural labourer 3%, industry 0.53%, commerce 7.99%, transport and communication 1.28%, service 2.97%, construction 0.43%, religious service 0.18%, rent and remittance 0.12% and others 3.71%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 60.48%, landless 39.52%; agricultural landowner: urban 47.11% and rural 61.46%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, maize, mustard, potato, garlic, onion, bamboo.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Tobacco, sesame, jute.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, guava, date, watermelon.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 14, dairy 41, poultry 106.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 80 km, semi-pucca road 54 km, mud road 425 km; waterway 39 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, biscuit factory, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, brass and bell metal work, wood work, chatai making.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 29, fairs 9, most noted of which are Singra Hat, Kaliganj Hat, Bildahar Hat, Jamtali Hat, Dahia Hat, Pakuria Hat, Durgapur Hat, Bandar Hat, Sherkole Hat, Tajpur Hat, Battalar Mela, Tisikhela Urs Mela and Durga Bisharjan (sacrifice) Mela on the bank of the river Nagar.

''Main exports'' Rice, paddy, fish, date molasses, chatai, brass and bell metal utensils.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 20.81% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.88%, tap 0.64%, pond 0.39% and others 6.09%.

''Sanitation'' 19.53% (rural 16.58% and urban 59.73%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 70.22% (rural 73.22% and urban 29.38%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 10.25% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, satellite clinic 5, family welfare centre 7, clinic 2.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE. [MG Newaz]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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