Niamatpur Upazila

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

Niamatpur
নিয়ামতপুর
Upazila
Location of Niamatpur
Coordinates: 24°51.5′N 88°34′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNaogaon
Area
 • Total449.09 km2 (173.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total248,351
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Niamatpur

Geography
Map of Naogaon District

Niamatpur is located at 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.[1]

Demographics
Religions in Niamatpur upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 77.74%
Hinduism
 
 18.38%
Ethnic religion
 
 2.41%
Christianity
 
 1.47%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2] Ethnic population was 32,141 (12.94%), of which Oraon were 8,067, Santal 6,256 and Barman 5,571.[3]

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.[4]

Administration

Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

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.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Niamatpur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Naogaon" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "Community Tables: Naogaon district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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