Nawabganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has 70,757 households and a total area 244.80 km2.
Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair Upazila on the north, Dohar Upazila on the south, Keraniganj, Sirajdikhan, and Sreenagar Upazilas on the east, and Harirampur and Manikganj Sadar Upazilas on the West.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nawabganj Upazila had 90,694 households and a population of 348,807. 7.83% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nawabganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 79.27%: 80.65% for males and 78.09% for females, and a sex ratio of 86.96 males for every 100 females. 24,489 (7.02%) lived in urban areas.
+Population by religion in Union UnionMuslim HinduOthersAgla Union16,3402,8405Bahra Union23,6214,5330Baksnagar Union17,8544,764271Bandura Union24,5014,9551543Baruakhali Union16,1302,1773Churain Union24,3301,6093Galimpur Union13,8371,0151Jantrail Union12,01112,658358Joykrishnapur Union14,6954,066113Kailail Union21,9336,9241Kalakopa Union21,7672,40010Nayansree Union20,1447,5022,184Shikaripara Union15,9922,9802Sholla Union35,0337,6746 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nawabganj Upazila had 70,757 households and a population of 318,811. 66,367 (20.82%) were under 10 years of age. Nawabganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males. 16,917 (5.31%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj had a population of 269,189. Males constituted 49.31% of the population, and females 50.69%. 134,813 residents were over eighteen. Nawabganj had an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years). For reference, the national average is 32.4%.
Politics Nawabganj Upazila is currently under the rule of the Interim Government.
Nawabganj Thana, now an Upazila, was established in 1974.
Political parties Many political parties are currently active in Nawabganj. The most popular parties include Bangladesh National Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila BNP; the Bangladesh Awami League, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Awami League; and the Jatiyo Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Jatiyo Party
Politicians
A big number of politicians come from Nawabganj. The notable ones are: Abdul Mannan Moslem Uddin Khan Abdul Haleem Chowdhury Borhanuddin Khan Khandaker Abu Ashfaq Salma Islam Abdul Baten Mia Poniruzzaman Torun Muazzam Hossain Azizur Rahman Foku Noor Ali Barrister Nazrul Islam
Administration Nawabganj Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Agla, Bakshanagar, Bandura, Barrah, Baruakhali, Churain, Galimpur, Jantrail, Joykrishnapur, Kailail, Kalakopa, Nayansree, Shekaripara, and Sholla. The union parishads are subdivided into 190 mauzas and 342 villages.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisionsof Bangladesh
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