Sunday, March 17, 2013

Narsingdi District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Narsingdi District (Dhaka division) with an area of 1140.76 sq km, is bounded by kishoreganj district on the north, narayanganj and brahmanbaria districts on the south, Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj districts on the east, gazipur district on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 36 oC, minimum 12.7 oC; annual rainfall 2376 mm. Main rivers are Meghna, Arial Khan, Haridhoa, Kalagachhia and Paharia. There are high hills with red soil on the northern region of the district.

Narsingdi At a Glance

Area: 1140.76 Km2
Upazila Road: 409.89 Km
Union Road: 546.62 Km
Village Road: 1181.54 Km VA
1273.34 Km VB
Population: 18,95,984
Density: 1744 per Km2
Literacy: 42.01 %
Upazilas: 6
Union: 70
Pourashavas: 6
Primary Schools: 746
High Schools: 25
Colleges: 36

Upazilas

Belabo
Monohardi
Narshingdi Sadar
Palash
Raipura
Shibpur