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Niamatpur Upazila

Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E / 24.8583°N 88.567°E / 24.8583; 88.567
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Niamatpur
নিয়ামতপুর
Upazila
Location of Niamatpur
Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E / 24.8583°N 88.567°E / 24.8583; 88.567
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNaogaon
Area
 • Total449.09 km2 (173.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total270,452
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6520[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Niamatpur

Niamatpur (Bengali: নিয়ামতপুর) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Map of Naogaon District

Niamatpur is located at 24°51′30″N 88°34′00″E / 24.8583°N 88.5667°E / 24.8583; 88.5667. It has 35299 households and total area 449.09 km2. It is bounded by Porsha Upazila on the north, Tanore and Nachole upazilas on the south, Manda and Mahadevpur upazilas on the east, Gomastapur and Nachole upazilas on the west.[3]

Demographics

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Religions in Niamatpur Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 78.24%
Hinduism
 
 18.56%
Christianity
 
 1.78%
Ethnic religion
 
 1.41%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Niamatpur Upazila had 61,811 households and a population of 248,351. 49,712 inhabitants (20.02%) were under 10 years of age. Niamatpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.71%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,026 females per 1,000 males. 5,953 (2.40%) lived in urban areas.[5] Ethnic population was 32,141 (12.94%), of which Oraon were 8,067, Santal 6,256 and Barman 5,571.[6]

Twenty years earlier, the number of female inhabitants was lower, and males constituted a slender majority. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur had a population of 193,197. Males constituted 50.37% of the population, and females 49.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 98,284. Niamatpur had an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

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Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]

Niamatpur Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bahadurpur, Bhabicha, Chandan Nagar, Hajinagar, Niamatpur, Parail, Rasulpur, and Sreemantapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 317 mauzas and 344 villages.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Niamatpur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Naogaon (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-233-7.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Naogaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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