Raninagar Upazila
Raninagar (Bengali: রাণীনগর) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Raninagar রাণীনগর | |
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Upazila | |
Raninagar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°44′N 88°58.5′E | |
Country | |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Naogaon District |
Area | |
• Total | 258.33 km2 (99.74 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 184,778 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Raninagar |
Geography
Raninagar is located at 24.7333°N 88.9750°E . It has 29198 households and total area 258.33 km².
Demographics
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Raninagar had a population of 184,778. Males constituted 49.59% of the population and females 50.41%. Muslims formed 89.19% of the population, Hindus 10.78%, Christians 0.03% and others 0.01%. Raninagar had a literacy rate of 46.04% for the population 7 years and above.[1]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Raninagar has a population of 158244. Males constitute 50.94% of the population, and females 49.06%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 79136. Raninagar has an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Raninagar has 8 Unions/Wards, 191 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 170 villages.
Numbers | Unions | Wards | villages | |
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1 | Baragachh | |||
2 | Ekdala | |||
3 | Gona | |||
4 | Kaligram | |||
5 | Kashimpur | |||
6 | Mirat | |||
7 | Parail | |||
8 | Raninagar | |||
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, 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.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
External links
- M Mukhlesur Rahman (2012). "Raninagar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.