Nageshwari Upazila
Nageshwari is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh located at.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nageshwari Upazila had 112,330 households and a population of 444,699. 10.53% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nageshwari had a literacy rate of 62.75%: 65.92% for males and 59.67% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.84 males for every 100 females. 111,201 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nageshwari Upazila had 94,108 households and a population of 394,258. 103,595 were under 10 years of age. Nageshwari had a literacy rate of 38.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males. 62,289 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Nageshwari has a population of 279,775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. Upazila's adult population is 131,990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Nageshwari Thana, formed in 1793, was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.The upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.
Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 mahallas.