Naldanga | |
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Coordinates: 24°30′N88°57′E / 24.500°N 88.950°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Natore |
Area | |
• Total | 174.39 km2 (67.33 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 135,318 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 6400 |
Website | naldanga |
Naldanga Upazila is a subdistrict of Natore District, within Rajshahi Division in northern Bangladesh. Naldanga was previously a union of Natore Upazila in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh but, in a Government gazette published in May 2013, Naldanga was declared an upazila of Bangladesh. [2] Naldanga contains Naldanga Municipality and has 5 unions: Bipra Belgharia, Brahmapur, Khajuria, Madhnagar and Piprul.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Naldanga Upazila had 33,507 households and a population of 129,304. 24,305 (18.80%) were under 10 years of age. Naldanga had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 10,266 (7.94%) lived in urban areas. [4] Ethnic population was 1,352 (1.05%). [5]
Naldanga upazila comprises five unions [6] and 99 villages. [7]
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