Sunday, March 17, 2013

Naogaon District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Naogaon District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 3435.67 sq km, is bounded by West Bengal of India on the north, natore and rajshahi districts on the south, joypurhat and bogra districts on the east, nawabganj district and West Bengal (India) on the west. Annual temperature: maximum 37.8 oC and minimum 11.2 oC; annual rainfall 1862 mm. Main rivers are atrai, punarbhaba, little jamuna, nagar, Chiri and Tulsi Ganga. Guta, Mansur and Dighali beels are notable.

Naogaon At a Glance

Area: 3435.67 Km2
Upazila Road: 1295.67 Km
Union Road: 1226.22 Km
Village Road: 1650.24 Km VA
1222.11 Km VB
Population: 23,85,900
Density: 692 per Km2
Literacy: 62.52 %
Upazilas: 11
Union: 99
Pourashavas: 3
Primary Schools: 1276
High Schools: 454
Colleges: 81

Upazilas

Atrai
Badalgachi
Dhamurhat
Manda
Mohandevpur
Naogaon Sadar
Niamatpur
Patnitala
Porsha
Raninagar
Shapahar