Thakurgaon Sadar () is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography Thakurgaon Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 654.95 km2. It is bounded by Atwari and Boda upazilas on the north, Pirganj and Birganj upazilas on the south, Boda, Debiganj and Birganj upazilas on the east, Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila had 162,239 households and a population of 656,792. 9.20% of the population were under 5 years of age. Thakurgaon Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.85%: 80.86% for males and 72.86% for females, and a sex ratio of 100.48 males for every 100 females. 144,767 (22.04%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila had 133,320 households and a population of 581,227. 130,768 (22.50%) were under 10 years of age. Thakurgaon Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 93,213 (16.04%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 3,721 (0.64%), of which Santal were 2,256.
According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon sadar upazila has a population of 504428; males 260515, females 243913; Muslim 369486, Hindu 129794, Christian 3614, Buddhist 38 and others 1496. Indigenous communities such as Santal, Oraon, Munda, Mushar and Rajbanshi belong to this upazila.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila has a population of 422,728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 214,112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Ethnicity and religion
+Population by religion in Union/Paurashava Upazila Muslim HinduOthersThakurgaon Paurashava87,75411,831874Akcha Union12,16313,861372Akhanagar Union15,5382,54222Auliapur Union19,1309,213207Balia Union24,5456,165288Baragaon Union10,5244,47541Begunbari Union17,3374,475160Chilarang Union20,7184,428178Debipur Union19,7647,466294Dholarhat Union6,9097,985222Gareya Union22,42012,1151Jagannathpur Union24,28512,539186Jamalpur Union24,1536,80823Mohammadpur Union16,4014,19884Nargun Union18,3082,607603Rahimanpur Union30,2216,332166Rajagaon Union14,1675,112154Raypur Union20,9597,33458Ruhia Union20,2363,220399Ruhia Pashchim Union11,3455,096262Salandar Union30,7028,181442Senua Union7,7731,649171Shukhan Pukhri Union16,06110,82810 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
Bengali Muslims are the majority, while Bengali Hindus are majority in two unions. Ethnic population was 10816 (1.65%) of which Barman were 6,522, Santal 1,806 and Koch 1,150.
Administration UNO: Belayet Hossain
Thakurgaon Sadar thana was formed in 1800 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Thakurgaon Upazila is divided into Thakurgaon Municipality and 19 union parishads: Akhanagar, Akcha, Auliapur, Balia, Baragaon, Begunbari, Chilarang, Debipur, Gareya, Jagannathpur, Jamalpur, Mohammadpur, Nargun, Rahimanpur, Rajagaon, Ruhea, Roypur, Salandar, and Sukhanpukhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 194 mauzas and 198 villages.
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See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Upazila Administrative geography of Bangladesh
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