Nandail Upazila


Nandail is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, and is located roughly 46 kilometers from Mymensingh city.
WWW nandail.mymensingh.gov.bd

History

During the rule of Alauddin Husain Shah, Muazzamabad was the administrative headquarters of East Bengal. The British established Neel Kuthi in the 18th century at the Razbari Bazaar of Nandail, and the indigo revolt started in the area.
In 1971 Nandail suffered many losses. On 21 April, the Pakistan army killed 18 people and burned a few hundred houses in the Rajgati, Shuvokhila, and Kaliganj areas. On 17 November, a total of 27 freedom fighters including Illias Uddin Bhuiyan, Shamsul Haque, Zillul Baki, Thana Awami, and Shahnewaz Bhuiyan were killed in a battle with Pakistan. This day is now observed as the Nandail Shaheed Day.

Geography

Nandail is located at. It has 87,523 households and a total area of 326.37 km2. It is bounded by Ishwarganj Upazila to the north, Hossainpur and Kishoreganj Sadar Upazilas to the south, Kendua and Tarail Upazilas to the east, Trishal and Gaffargaon Upazilas to the west. The old Brahmaputra and Narsunda rivers are almost gone; and noted depressions are Talar Kur, Zilla Beel, Hamai Beel, Aralia Beel, Balda Beel, Bapail beel and Tongi Beel.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nandail Upazila had 101,724 households and a population of 421,279. 11.06% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nandail had a literacy rate of 66.03%: 66.61% for males and 65.50% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.64 males for 100 females. 55,081 lived in urban areas.

Economy

Nandail upazila has an agrarian-based economy. The dominant occupations are:
  • Agriculture: 50.14%
  • Forestry and fishing: 1.03%
  • Agricultural labourer: 16.9%
  • Wage labourer: 1.82%
  • Commerce: 6.19%
  • Services: 6.43%
  • Other: 7.49%
The land is divided into cultivable and fallow land. Jute, paddy, wheat, potato, gourd, and aubergine are the main crops. There are few flour and textile mills, and other industries include cottage industries, weaving, bamboo work, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, potteries, tailoring, welding, and wood work.

Administration

Nandail upazila was established on 15 December 1982.
Nandail Upazila is divided into Nandail Municipality and 12 union parishads: Achargaon, Batagoir, Chandipasha, Gangail, Jahangirpur, Kharua, Muajjempur, Mushulli, Nandail, Rajgati, Sherpur, and Singroil. The union parishads are subdivided into 163 mauzas and 265 villages.
Nandail Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.
The area of the Pouroshova is 13.05 km2. It has a population of 28,045 – male 50.34%, female 49.66%. The population density is 2149 per km2. The literacy rate among the town is 37.5%.

Education

There are seven colleges in the upazila. They include Khurram Khan Chowdhury Degree College, Samurta Jhan Mohila College, and Shaheed Smriti Adarsha College, founded in 1972.
According to Banglapedia, Chandipasha Government High School, founded in 1915, and Nandail Road High School are notable secondary schools.
The madrasa education system includes seven fazil madrasas.

Notable people