Aminpur Thana () is a

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Pabna District Pabna District () is a district in west central Bangladesh. It is a geographically and economically important district. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town. The main five rivers of this district are: Padma, Jamuna, Baral, Atra ...

Location

The name Aminpur Thana refers to the village of Aminpur, in the Jatsakhni Union of

Bera Upazila Bera () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Bera is located at . It has 57,436 households and a total area of . It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of J ...

in the

Pabna Pabna () is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the historian Radharaman Saha ...

District of

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. It is located beside the Attrai River on national highway NH5 between Kazirhat Launch Terminal and Kashinathpur. Aminpur Thana is near Manikgonj and Rajbari.

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is to the east of Aminpur Thana, Rajbari and Goalanda to the south, Sujanagar to the west, and Bera and

Santhia Upazila Santhia () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Santhia is located at . It has 89,032 households and a total area of 331.55 km2. Santhia has some forest-like areas with wild animals like foxes, mo ...

are to its north.

Rivers

The Atrai near the River Aminpur has dried up. The

Jamuna river The Jamuna River () is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. The two other major rivers in Bangladesh are the Padma and the Meghna. The Jamuna is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, ...

is in the east and the

Padma river The Padma () is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the eastern and main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River, near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is situated on the banks ...

flows to the south and the river plains of Badai.

History

Aminpur village was an ancient settlement that developed when a Muslim land surveyor or ''amin'' temporarily settled in the area. In 1995, the Dhalcher area was known as the Turbaned area of Pabna. In 1997, the regional government created a Police Investigation Center in Aminpur village to help establish control. On 20 October 2013, the retired air vice-marshal Abdul Karem Khandkher inaugurated the Aminpur Police Station as the 11th police station in Aminpur Thana.

Union council

There are eight unions in Aminpur Thana. Five are from

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and three are from Sujanagar: #Jatshakhini Union #Ruppur Union #Masumdia Union #Dhalar char union #Puran Bharenga Union #Sagorkandi Union #Ahammadpur Union #Raninagar Union

Transportation

The distance from Aminpur to

District is 49 km.

Rajshahi Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...

is 153 km away. The distance between Aminpur to national parliament is 88 km via Aricha Ghat . The distance between Aminpur to Dhaka via Bangabondhu bridge about 200 km. The Pabna-Dhalchar rail route goes through Aminpur Police Station. There are two stations: Badaherhat Station (Kadamtala) and Dhalar Char Station.

Economics

60% of the population work in the agricultural sector, 30% in textile industry, and the remaining 10% are employed in other sectors.

Education

Aminpur Thana has an average literacy rate of 62%, of which 35% are males and 27% are females. Aminpur Thana has eight colleges, 23 high schools, 80 primary schools, 20

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, and two vocational schools.

Healthcare

Aminpur police station has one sub-health center. There are eight union health care centers and two community clinics. Sub-health center: # Rajnarayanpur sub-health center Union Healthcare: #Puran Varenga Union Health Center #Jatsakhni Union Health Care Center #Ruppur Union Health Care Center #Mashumudia Union Health Care Center #Dhalachar Union Healthcare Center #Sagarkandi Union Healthcare Center #Raninagar Union Health Care Center #Ahmedpur Union Health Care Center

Notable inhabitants

# AK Khandaker, (Bir Uttam), artist

References

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