Raninagar Upazila

Raninagar
রাণীনগর
Upazila
Raninagar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°44′N 88°58.5′E / 24.733°N 88.9750°E / 24.733; 88.9750Coordinates: 24°44′N 88°58.5′E / 24.733°N 88.9750°E / 24.733; 88.9750
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 258.33 km2 (99.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 158,244
 • Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Raninagar

Raninagar (Bengali: রাণীনগর) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Raninagar is located at 24°44′00″N 88°58′30″E / 24.7333°N 88.9750°E / 24.7333; 88.9750 . It has 29198 households and total area 258.33 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Raninagar has a population of 158244. Males constitute 50.94% of the population, and females 49.06%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 79136. Raninagar has an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Raninagar has 8 Unions/Wards, 191 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 170 villages.

NambersUnionsWardsvillages
1Baragachh
2Ekdala
3Gona
4Kaligram
5Kashimpur
6Hamid pur
7Parail
8Raninagar

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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