Nakla Upazila
Nakla is an upazila of Sherpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Nakla is located at. It had 33,482 units of household and total area 174.8 km2.Nakla was freed from Pakistani military on 9 December 1971. Pakistani military forces surrendered in the village named Pathakata. It is a historical place for Nakla. Every day many of tourists who are interested in its liberation war come to see the place. Nowadays there is a market named Pathakata Baazar.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nakla Upazila had 54,025 households and a population of 208,765. 10.10% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nakla had a literacy rate of 63.11%: 64.66% for males and 61.71% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.15 males for 100 females. 62,201 lived in urban areas.Administration
Nakla Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1930.Nakla Upazila is divided into Nakla Municipality and nine union parishads: Baneshwardi, Chandrakona, Char Ashtadhar, Ganapaddi, Kursa Badagair, Nakla, Pathakata, Talki, and Urpha. The union parishads are subdivided into 88 mauzas and 108 villages.
Nakla Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.