Patnitala Upazila


Patnitala Upazila is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
WWW patnitala.naogaon.gov.bd

Geography

Patnitala is located at. It has 58,661 units of households and total area 382.38 km2. The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba.
Patnitala Upazila is bounded by Dhamoirhat Upazila and Tapan CD Block of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Badalgachhi on the east, Mohadevpur Upazila on the south and Porsha and Sapahar Upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Patnitala Upazila had 69,221 households and a population of 250,729. 7.71% of the population were under 5 years of age. Patnitala had a literacy rate of 76.18%: 77.70% for males and 74.67% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.36 males for every 100 females. 33,799 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Patnitala Upazila had 58,661 households and a population of 231,900. 43,996 were under 10 years of age. Patnitala had a literacy rate of 52.55%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 21,670 lived in urban areas.
According to 2022 cencus, total population was 250,729. Ethnic population was 17,893 in which Oraon people was 8,017, Santal people was 3,898 and Munda people was 2,154.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patnitala had a population of 1 98 164. Males constituted 51.26% of the population and females 48.74%. This upazila's eighteen up population was 98279. Patnitala had an average literacy rate of 32.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

Dibar Dighi is a large historic pond with a stone pillar, Kaivarta stambha, in its middle. Both date from the late eleventh century.
  • Gahon Pirbabar Mazar, Patnitala
  • Kancon, Hazarat Zahor Uddin Cistia Babar Mazar, Patnitala
  • Katabari Mazar, Patnitala
  • Atrai River, Patnitala
  • Nazipur Pouro Park, Nazipur
  • Paikbanda Shalbon
  • More than Forest

Administration

Niamatpur Thana was formed in 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Patnitala Upazila is divided into Patnitala Municipality and 11 union parishads: Akbarpur, Amair, Dibar, Goshnagar, Krishanapur, Matindhar, Nazipur, Nirmail, Patichara, Patnitala, and Shihara. The union parishads are subdivided into 297 mauzas and 297 villages.
M P: Alhaz Shahidujjaman Sarker Bablu.
Upazila Chairman: Md. Abdul Gaffar.
Mayor of Nazipur Municipality: Rezaul Karim Babu

Education

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Chowrat Shibpur Barendra College; Nazipur Government College, founded in 1973; and Nazipur Mohila College.
According to Banglapedia, Kantabari High School, founded in 1924, Nazipur Pilot High School, and Sarlabala Girls' School, are notable secondary schools.
The madrasa education system includes seven fazil madrasas. Nazipur Siddikia Fazil Madrasha was founded in 1969.