Nawkhanda

Nawkhanda is a village in Gopalganj District,

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, part of Muksudpur Upazila. The village covers an area of 3 km², and is bordered by the villages of Nanikhir,

Barovatra Baro Vatra is a village in Gopalganj District (Bangladesh), Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, part of Muksudpur Upazila. The village covers an area of 3.43 km2, and is bordered by the villages of Nanikhir, Nawkhanda, Pathorgatha and Bongr ...

Pathorgatha Patharghata is a village in Nanikhir Union under Muksudpur Upazila of Gopalganj District (Bangladesh), Gopalganj District, Bangladesh. The village is bordered by the villages of Nanikhir, Baro Bhatra, Paschim Naokhanda, and Kasalia. According to ...

and Kasalia, Goinary. Nawkhanda's main canal is the Hatashe Channel, locally called

Nawkhanda Khall Nawkhanda is a village in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, part of Muksudpur Upazila. The village covers an area of 3 km2, and is bordered by the villages of Nanikhir, Barovatra, Pathorgatha and Kasalia, Goinary. Nawkhanda's main canal is ...

Nanikhir Khall Nanikhir is a village in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, part of Muksudpur Upazila. It is part of the Nanikhir union, which consists of the villages of Nanikhir, Baro Vatra, Mohishtoli, Pathorghata, Goalgram, Bongram and Kazipara, and which is ...

. The

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Jalirpar Jalirpar is a Village and a Union too under Muksudpur Upazila, Gopalganj established in 1634. The Bil Rout Canal travels through the village of Jalirpar on its way to the Padma River. Non-governmental organizations operating in Jalirpar includ ...

joins with the Hatashe Canal to the river

Padma The Padma ( bn, পদ্মা ''Pôdma'') is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the 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 s ...

Nawkhanda under Nanikhir Union parishad was established in 1634. The village consists of three wards and few ''mahallas''. The village has a

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, seven

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, and few community schools.

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s operating in Nawkhanda include BDAO (the Bangladesh Development Acceleration Organisation), BRAC,

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. Populated places in Dhaka Division {{Dhaka-geo-stub