Nakla Upazila
নকলা
Upazila
Location of Nakla Upazila
Coordinates: 24°59′N 90°11′E / 24.983°N 90.183°E / 24.983; 90.183
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictSherpur District
Government
 • UNOZahidur Rahman
Area
 • Total173.84 km2 (67.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total189,685
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenokla.sherpur.gov.bd

Nakla (Bengali: নকলা) is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Nakla upazila parishad gate

Nakla is located at 24°59′00″N 90°11′00″E / 24.9833°N 90.1833°E / 24.9833; 90.1833. It had 33,482 units of household and total area 174.8 km2.

The Nakla was freed from Pakistani military on 9 December 1971. Pakistani military forces surrendered in the village named Pathakata. It is a historical place for Nakla. Every day many of tourists who are interested in its liberation war come to see the place. Nowadays there is a market named Pathakata Baazar.

Nakla is the major upazila of Sherpur district. Many famous persons were born there.

Demographics

Religions in Nakla upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.88%
Hinduism
 
 2.09%
Other or not stated
 
 0.03%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nakla Upazila had 47,349 households and a population of 189,685. 48,275 (25.45%) were under 10 years of age. Nakla has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1042 females per 1000 males. 33,086 (17.44%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nakla had a population of 162952. Males constituted 51.03% of the population, and females 48.97%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 81345. Nakla had an average literacy rate of 22.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Nakla Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1930.[1]

Nakla Upazila is divided into Nakla Municipality and nine union parishads: Baneshwardi, Chandrakona, Char Ashtadhar, Ganapaddi, Kursa Badagair, Nakla, Pathakata, Talki, and Urpha. The union parishads are subdivided into 88 mauzas and 108 villages.[5]

Nakla Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Muhammad Raisul Islam RiFat (2012), "Nakla Upazila", in Raisul RiFat, Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 "Community Tables: Sherpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sherpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. 1 2 "District Statistics 2011: Sherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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