Nachol Upazila


Nachole is an upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Nachole is located at. It has a total area of 283.67 km2.
Nachole Upazila is bounded by Gomostapur Upazila on the north-west, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon District, on the north-east, Tanore Upazila in Rajshahi District on the south-east and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila on the south west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nachole Upazila had 42,679 households and a population of 167,678. 9.94% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nachole had a literacy rate of 73.58%: 73.47% for males and 73.68% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.71 males for every 100 females. 28,850 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nachole Upazila had 32,922 households and a population of 146,627. 32,453 were under 10 years of age. Nachole had a literacy rate of 45.47%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 17,364 lived in urban areas. According to 2022 cencus, total population was 167,678. Ethnic population was 10,026 in which Santal people was 3,234, Barman was 6,447, Kudmi Mahato was 873, Oraon people was 730,Munda people was 622 and Mahali people was 577.

Administration

Nachol Upazila is divided into Nachol Municipality and four union parishads: Fatehpur, Kosba, Nachol, and Nezampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 201 mauzas and 191 villages.
Unions of Nachole:
Name of UnionArea Male PopulationFemale Population
Kosba151831646316686
Fatehpur182791671516465
Nachole151861730017637
Nijampur184891383614161

Nachol Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 10 mahallas.
The first elected mayor of the municipality was Abdul Malek Chowdhury. At present, the mayor is Abdur Rashid Khan Jhalu.

Education

Nachole Upazila has 7 college, 3 technical colleges, 34 secondary schools, 77 primary schools and 18 madrasas.