Nachol Upazila
Nachole (Bengali: নাচোল) is an Upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[2]
Nachole নাচোল | |
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Upazila | |
Nachole Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°43.8′N 88°25.2′E | |
Country | |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Nawabganj District |
Area | |
• Total | 283.68 km2 (109.53 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 146,627 [1] |
• Density | 517/km2 (1,340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | nachol |
Geography
Nachole is located at 24.7292°N 88.4194°E. It has 32922 households and total area 283.68 km2.[3]
Nachole Upazila is bounded by Gomostapur Upazila on the north-west, Niamatpur Upazila, in Naogaon District, on the north-east, Tannore Upazila, in Rajshahi District, on the south-east and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila on the south west.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nachole has a population of 146,627. 72,895 of them are Males and 73,732 of them are female. Males constitute 49.71% of the population, and females 50.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 89,267.[5] Muslims formed 88.80% of the population, Hindus 8.46%, Christians 1.41% and others 1.35%. Nachole had a literacy rate of 45.47% for the population 7 years and above.[6]
Education
Nachole Upazila has an average literacy rate of 45.5% (7+ years).[7] It has 7 college (including 1 government college), 3 technical college, 34 secondary school(including 1 government school), 77 primary school and 18 madrasa. Some notable educational institutions are Nachole Government College (1972), Nachole Mohila College (1993), Nachole Pilot High School (1957), " Nachole 1 number Government Primary School (1905), Nachole Asian School And College" (2008). Nachole KM Government Girls High School, Munsi Hazrat Ali High School, Golabari High School'Patsala school and college' (2009) etc.[8]
last Publisher Alauddin ahmed botu / MD Sheikh Shakil.Angana School Golabari.Golabari Ideal Pre Cadet School.
Administration
Nachole has a municipality. The first elected mayor was Md Abdul Malek Chowdhury (2010 - 2015 ). At present is Md Abdur Rashid Khan Jhalu. 4 Unions, 201 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 190 villages.
Unions of Nachole:[9]
Name of Union | Area (acre) | Male Population | Female Population |
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Kosba | 15183 | 16463 | 16686 |
Fatehpur | 18279 | 16715 | 16465 |
Nachole | 15184 | 17300 | 17637 |
Nijampur | 18489 | 13836 | 14161 |
Nachole is famous for For Tevaga Movement Lead by Ila mitra .Seeing place are Kendua Ila Mitro smriti folok,Rautara Ila Mitro Moth
Ujirpur Dorgah, Rajbari, 500 years old Tetul Tree (Village Surola), Ali Sah pur Mosque. Also Showapno Palli Park, Alpina village (Tikoil)Green View Park both are very popular place for passing laser time with family and friends.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Dogachi
References
- "Union Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- Mazharul Islam Taru (2012), "Nachole Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Nachole Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Nachole_Upazila
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Official website (in Bengali)