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Gurudaspur Upazila
Gurudaspur Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography ''Gurudaspur Upazila'' area 203.20 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded by Singra and Tarash upazilas on the north, Baraigram upazila on the south, Tarash and Chatmohar upazilas on the east, Natore Sadar Upazila on the west. It has around 32,851 households. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Gurudaspur Upazila had 54,977 households and a population of 214,788. 45,340 (21.11%) were under 10 years of age. Gurudaspur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.92%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 32,807 (15.27%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 1,036. Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Gurudaspur has a population of 194,228; male constituted 99086, female 95142; Muslim constituted 186, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazilas Of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into Union councils of Bangladesh, union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government local ordinance, Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baraigram Upazila
Baraigram Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District, located in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. History The Aryan migrations to Lalpur and Baraigram date back to the Gupta period in the 5th century. In the 20th century, a copper plate inscription of King Kumaragupta I was discovered in Baraigram by a Muslim farmer who handed it to Zamindar Ershad Ali Khan Chowdhury who presented it to historian Akshay Kumar Maitreya. The inscription was a land grant from the Gupta emperor to a Brahmin settler. Baraigram, primarily formed as a thana in 1869, was turned into an upazila on in 1983. Educationist Md.Abdul Bari was the first elected Chairman of Baraigram Upazila. He established many educational institutions in Baraigram, such as Baraigram Pilot High School, Baraigram College, and Baraigram Girls High School. Geography Baraigram is located at . It has 70,104 households and total area 299.60 km2. The upazila is bounded by Gurudaspur and Natore sadar upazilas on the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Today it is popularly recognised also by non-Muslims as a neighbourhood in large cities and towns. Mahallas lie at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management and conflict resolution. It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. The word was brought to the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish ''mahalle'', but it originates in Arabic محلة (''mähallä''), from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authorities and upazila parishads (sub-district council) being the intermediate level. A union council, headed by a chairperson, consists of nine wards. These wards serve the purpose of electing members for general seats, with three additional seats reserved for women, all of which are directly elected. Union councils are formed under the ''Local Government (Union Parishads) Act, 2009''. The boundary of each union council is demarcated by the deputy commissioner of the district. Union councils are responsible for various development tasks, including agriculture, education, health, infrastructure, and sanitation. They also oversee administrative duties like birth registration, census activities, and maintaining civil status registers. Addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Bangladesh Census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. According to the census, Hindus were 10.5 per cent of the population, down from 12.1 per cent as of 1981. Bangladesh have a population of 106,314,992 as per the 1991 national census report. As many as 93,886,769 reported that they were Muslims, 11,184,337 reported as Hindus, 616,626 as Buddhists, 350,839 as Christians and 276,418 as others. See also * Demographics of Bangladesh * 2001 Census of Bangladesh * 2011 Census of Bangladesh * 2022 Census of Bangladesh References External links * Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics"Census Reports: Population Census-2001" 2001. The 1991 census figures can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bansphor
The Bansphor are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 172 to 176 Manohar Publications Origin The community get their name from the Hindi words ''bans'', meaning bamboo and ''phorna'' which means to split. They are a community that were traditionally involved in the manufacture of bamboo items for household usage. According to traditions, they are one of the seven sub-groups of the Dom community. Their own traditions refer to a Bans Rajah, a prince who said to have ruled in the Awadh region, from whom the community descend. They are found throughout Uttar Pradesh, with special concentrations in the districts of Farrukhabad, Saharanpur and Pilibhit in western Uttar Pradesh, and Sitapur, Kheri, Hardoi, Pratapgarh and Lucknow in Awadh, and Mirzapur and Lalitpur in southern Uttar Pradesh. The western Bansphor speak Khari boli, while those in Awadh speak Awadhi. A section of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Census Of Bangladesh
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children, etc. According to the adjusted 2001 census figures, Bangladesh's population stood at 129.3 million (an initial count put it at 124.4 million; an adjustment for the standard rate of undercounting then boosted the figure). According to the census, Hindus were 9.2 per cent of the population, down from 10.5 per cent as of 1991. The census data were collected from January 23 to 27, 2001. The 2001 census was the first in Bangladesh to use optical mark recognition (OMR) technology. Bangladesh had a population of 124,355,263 as per the 2001 census report. As many as 111,397,444 reported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Bangladesh Census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh, including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. Bangladesh and India also conducted their first joint census of areas along their border in 2011. According to the census, Hindus constituted 8.5 per cent of the population as of 2011, down from 9.6 per cent in the 2001 census. Bangladesh has a population of 144,043,697 as per the 2011 census report. The majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslim, 12,301,331 reported as Hindu, 864,262 as Buddhist, 532,961 as Christian and 201,661 as others. See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism In Bangladesh
Hinduism is the second largest religion in Bangladesh, as according to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, approximately 13.1 million people responded as Hindus, constituting 7.95% of the nation. Bangladesh is the third-largest Hindu populated country in the world, after India and Nepal. Hinduism is the Religion in Bangladesh, second-largest religion in 61 of 64 districts in Bangladesh, but there are no Hindu majority districts in Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, there were around 11.82 million Hindus in Bangladesh constituting 9.6% of the population, which at the time was 123.15 million. The 2011 Bangladesh census, Bangladesh 2011 census states, that approximately 12.73 million people responded that they were Hindus, constituting 8.54% of the total 149.77 million. While 2022 Census of Bangladesh, put the number of Hindus in Bangladesh at 13.1 million out of total 165.1 million population, thus constituting 7.95% of the population. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Bangladesh
Islam is the largest and the state religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. According to the 2022 census, Bangladesh had a population of about 150 million Muslims, or 91.04% of its total population of million. Muslims of Bangladesh are predominant native Bengali Muslims. The majority of Bangladeshis are ''Sunni'', and follow the '' Hanafi'' school of ''Fiqh''. Bangladesh is a ''de facto'' secular country. The Bengal region was a supreme power of the medieval Islamic East. In the late 7th century, Muslims from Arabia established commercial as well as religious connection within the Bengal region before the conquest, mainly through the coastal regions as traders and primarily via the ports of Chittagong. In the early 13th century, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji conquered Western and part of Northern Bengal and established the first Muslim kingdom in Bengal. During the 13th century, Sufi missionaries, mystics and saints began to preach Islam in villages. The Islamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natore Sadar Upazila
Natore Sadar Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Natore Sadar is located at . It has 76,696 households and a total area of 226.73 km2. The upazila is bounded by Atrai and Baghmara upazilas on the north, Bagatipara and Baraigram upazilas on the south, Singra and Gurudaspur upazila on the east, Puthia and Baghmara upazilas on the west. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Natore Sadar Upazila had 76,696 households and a population of 313,118. 49,422 (15.79%) were under 10 years of age. Natore Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.40%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 988 females per 1000 males. 81,203 (25.93%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 2,924 (0.93%). As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Natore Sadar has a population of 369,136. Males constitute 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 191,401. Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatmohar Upazila
Chatmohar () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Chatmohar is located at . It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chatmohar Upazila had 70,260 households and a population of 291,121. 67,559 (23.21%) were under 10 years of age. Chatmohar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 14,443 (4.96%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chatmohar has a population of 227524. Males constitute are 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109774. Chatmohar has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration Chatmohar Upazila is divided into Chatmohar Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bilchalan, Chhaikhola, Danthia Bamangram, Failjana, Gunaigachh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
