Bagmara Upazila

Bagmara বাগমারা
Upazila
Bagmara Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°33.8′N 88°48.5′E / 24.5633°N 88.8083°E / 24.5633; 88.8083Coordinates: 24°33.8′N 88°48.5′E / 24.5633°N 88.8083°E / 24.5633; 88.8083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Rajshahi District
Area
• Total	363.3 km² (140.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	282,520
• Density	780/km² (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Bagmara

Bagmara (Bengali: বাগমারা) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Bagmara is located at 24°33′50″N 88°48′30″E / 24.5639°N 88.8083°E / 24.5639; 88.8083 . It has 57675 households and total area 363.3 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagmara has a population of 282520. Males constitute 50.01% of the population, and females 49.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 147768. Bagmara has an average literacy rate of 52.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration

Bagmara has 16 Unions/Wards, 295 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 362 villages. The unions of Bagmara thana are: 1. Shuvodanga 2. Basupara 3. Auchpara 4. Govindpara 5. Gonipur 6. Sonadanga 7. Jugipara 8. Nordash 9. Kacarikuolipara 10. Maria 11. Sreepur 12. Dippur 13. Borobihanoli 14. Hamirkutssa 15. Jhikra and 16. Ghoalkandi.

Also Bagmara has 2 powroshova. 1 Taherpur powroshova & 2. Bhawanigong powroshova

Notable residents

Abdus Sattar Mondal was Member of Parliament twice for constituencies encompassing Bagmara Upazila. Dr. Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb is a rising economist from Village Hasnipur, Ganipur Union, working in International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico.A H N M EBN SINA is a Web Developer and former Medical Technologist(Lab),Dr.Abul Hasan,Director,Anti-cor option commission. vill-Likra(varrato).

References

↑ Md Asadul Islam (2012), "Baghmara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

Rajshahi District

Upazila/Thana:	Bagha Bagmara Charghat Durgapur Godagari Mohanpur Paba Puthia Tanore

Upazilas of the Rajshahi Division

Headquarters: Rajshahi

Bogra District	Adamdighi Bogra Dhunat Dhupchanchia Gabtali Kahaloo Nandigram Sariakandi Sahajanpur Sherpur Shibganj Sonatala

Joypurhat District	Akkelpur Joypurhat Kalai Khetlal Panchbibi

Naogaon District	Atrai Badalgachhi Dhamoirhat Manda Mohadevpur Naogaon Niamatpur Patnitala Porsha Raninagar Sapaphar

Natore District	Bagatipara Baraigram Gurudaspur Lalpur Natore Singra

Nawabganj District	Bholahat Gomastapur Nachole Nawabganj Shibganj

Pabna District	Atgharia Bera Bhangura Chatmohar Faridpur Ishwardi Pabna Santhia Sujanagar

Rajshahi District	Bagha Bagmara Charghat Durgapur Godagari Mohanpur Paba Puthia Tanore

Sirajganj District	Belkuchi Chauhali Kamarkhanda Kazipur Raiganj Shahjadpur Sirajganj Tarash Ullahpara

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