Nachol Upazila

Nachole (Bengali: নাচোল) is an upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Nachole
নাচোল
Upazila
Pond in Chandpara
Pond in Chandpara
Location of Nachole
Coordinates: 24°43.8′N 88°25.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictChapai Nawabganj
Area
 • Total283.67 km2 (109.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total146,627
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitenachol.chapainawabganj.gov.bd

Geography

Nachole is located at 24.7292°N 88.4194°E / 24.7292; 88.4194. It has 32,922 households and total area 283.67 km2.[2]

Nachole Upazila is bounded by Gomostapur Upazila on the north-west, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon District, on the north-east, Tanore Upazila in Rajshahi District on the south-east and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila on the south west.[3]

Demographics
Religions in Nachole upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.80%
Hinduism
 
 8.46%
Christianity
 
 1.41%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 1.33%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nachole Upazila had 32,922 households and a population of 146,627. 32,453 (22.13%) were under 10 years of age. Nachole had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.47%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 17,364 (11.84%) lived in urban areas.[4] Ethnic population was 7,870 (5.37%), of which Santal were 3,785 and Barman 1,351.[5]

Administration

Nachol Upazila is divided into Nachol Municipality and four union parishads: Fatehpur, Kosba, Nachol, and Nezampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 201 mauzas and 191 villages.[4]

Unions of Nachole:[6]

Name of Union Area (acre) Male Population Female Population
Kosba 15183 16463 16686
Fatehpur 18279 16715 16465
Nachole 15186 17300 17637
Nijampur 18489 13836 14161

Nachol Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 10 mahallas.[4]

The first elected mayor of the municipality was Abdul Malek Chowdhury (2010-2015). At present, the mayor is Abdur Rashid Khan Jhalu.

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.

Nachole Government College

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Nachole Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2017-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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