Sunday, March 17, 2013

Netrokona District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Netrokona District (Dhaka division) with an area of 2810.40 km sq km, is bounded by Garo Hills of Meghalaya (India) on the north, kishoreganj district on the south, sunamganj district on the east and mymensingh district on the west. Annual temperature; Average maximum 33.3 oC and minimum 12 oC. Total rainfall 2174 mm. Main rivers are Someshwari, Kangsha, Magra, Dhanu, Dhala, Teorkhali.

Netrokona At a Glance

Area: 2810.40 Km2
Upazila Road: 620.74 Km
Union Road: 859.37 Km
Village Road: 2008.83 Km VA
1555.24 Km VB
Population: 19,71,240
Density: 708 per Km2
Literacy: 34.9 %
Upazilas: 10
Union: 86
Pourashavas: 6
Primary Schools: 1237
High Schools: 187
Colleges: 27

Upazilas

Atpara
Barhatta
Durgapur
Kalmakanda
Kendua
Khalijuri
Madan
Mohanganj
Netrokona Sadar
Purbadhala