Bagatipara Upazila
Bagatipara Upazila is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bagatipara is located at. It has an area of 139.85 km2 and is bounded by Natore Sadar Upazila on the north, Lalpur Upazila on the south, Baraigram Upazila on the east and Charghat, Bagha and Puthia Upazilas on the west. The soil of the upazila is mainly plain; there are few depressions. The main river is Boral.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bagatipara Upazila had 38,450 households and a population of 140,699. 7.77% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bagatipara had a literacy rate of 75.25%: 77.84% for males and 72.78% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.18 males for every 100 females. 18,489 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bagatipara Upazila had 33,383 households and a population of 131,004. 24,388 were under 10 years of age. Bagatipara had a literacy rate of 56.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males. 9,975 lived in urban areas.
Administration
Bagatipara Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.The Upazila is divided into Bagatipara Municipality and five union parishads: Bagatipara, Dayarampur, Faguardiar, Jamnagor, and Panka. The union parishads are subdivided into 93 mauzas and 134 villages.
Bagatipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.