Patari () is a

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 authori ...

under

Sapahar Upazila Sapahar Upazila () is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Sapahar is located at 25.1250°N 88.5819°E. It has 36,232 households and total area 244.48 km2. Sapahar Upazila is bounded by Tapan ...

Naogaon District Naogaon District () is a district in northern Bangladesh, and part of Rajshahi Division. It is named after its headquarters, the city of Naogaon in Naogaon Sadar Upazila. Demographics According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Naogaon Distri ...

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. It is bound by

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on the north and west, Goala Union on the south, and Aihai Union on the east. The main river is

Punarbhaba River The Punarbhaba (also ''Poonorvoba''; ) is a river of Bangladesh and India's West Bengal, with a total length of , a width of and a mean depth of . It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh. The river's upper part is a ...

Demographics

According to the

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 reco ...

, Patari Union had 5,240 households and a population of 25,328. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 30.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.

Economy

Most of the people of the Patari Union depend on agriculture. The employment breakdown is agriculture 48.15%, agricultural labourer 23.58%, wage labourer 3.07%, commerce 8.14%, service 5.49%, others 9.57%. The main crops are paddy, wheat, mustard seed, mango, jack fruit, banana etc. Single crop 49%, double crop 39% and treble crop land 12%. Among peasants, 24% are landless, 25% smallholders, 30% medium and 21% are rich.

Education

Kalmudanga High School And Kalmudanga Girls High School is the secondary school in the union. According to Banglapedia, Pathari Fazil Madrasa, founded in 1961, is a notable fazil

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References

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