Narail Sadar Upazila


Narail Sadar is an upazila of Narail District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Narail Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar. It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Narail town, is located.
WWW narailsadar.narail.gov.bd

Geography

Narail Sadar Upazila has a total area of. It borders Magura District to the north, Lohagara Upazila to the north and east, Kalia Upazila to the southeast, and Jessore District to the south and west. The Chitra River flows south through the upazila.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Narail Sadar Upazila had 74,564 households and a population of 297,068. 8.78% were under 5 years of age. Narail Sadar had a literacy rate of 75.95%: 78.13% for males and 73.89% for females, with a sex ratio of 95.53 males per 100 females. 78,592 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 3,936.
Union/PaurashavaMuslimHinduOthers
Narail Paurashava41,24011,69737
Auria Union22,5523,0800
Banshgram Union16,4332,3350
Bhadrabila Union17,1242,2521
Bichhali Union16,4134,4962
Chandibarpur Union16,3562,53919
Habakhali Union18,2361,5273
Kalora Union10,9438,97619
Maijpara Union"17,3005,34410
Mulia Union7238,45444
Shahabad Union12,6891,9781
Sheikhhati Union13,8007,13239
Shingasholpur Union11,2164,6011
Tularampur Union12,3985,0259

? Muslim majority ? Hindu majority
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Narail Sadar upazila had 62,795 households and a population of 272,872. 57,133 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Narail Sadar had an average literacy rate of 65.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. 51,318 of the population lived in urban areas.

Arts and culture

A weeklong festival is held in Narail town in memory of artist SM Sultan every year in January or February. Past events have included an art competition, art exhibition, music, bull fight, horse race, lathi khela, and wrestling. Shorter commemorations are held in August and October, around the anniversaries of his birth and death.

Museums

The SM Sultan Memorial Museum has 13 original Sultan artworks and digital prints of 28 others.

Administration

Narail Sadar Upazila is divided into Narail Municipality and 13 union parishads: Auria, Banshgram, Bhadrabila, Bisali, Chandiborpur, Habokhali, Kalora, Maijpara, Mulia, Shahabad, Sheikhati, Singasholpur, and Tularampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 180 mauzas and 231 villages.
Narail Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas.

Transport

The town of Narail is the road transport hub of the district. From Madhumati Bridge at the east to west it is connected by National highway N806 to Jessore, about highway pass through the district. R720 runs north to Magura. Within the district.

Education

There are 16 colleges in the upazila. They include Abdul Hye City College, Maij Para College, and Mirzapur United College. Narail Government Victoria College, founded in 1886, is the only honors level one.
According to Banglapedia, Narail Government High School, founded in 1903, is a notable secondary school.
The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.

Notable residents