Rangpur Sadar () is an

Upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Rangpur District Rangpur District () is a district in northern Bengal, It is a part of Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Geography Under the Rangpur Division (one of eight divisions) composed of eight districts of northern Bangladesh, the District of Rangpur is bo ...

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. Its headquarters is located in

Rangpur Rangpur may refer to: Places In Bangladesh *Rangpur Division, one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. *Rangpur District, district of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division. *Rangpur, Bangladesh, metropolis and a major city in northern ...

History

Rangpur Sadar Upazila was established in 1983 from taking then Kotwali Thana area. It had 12 union and a municipality before establishment of

Rangpur City Corporation Rangpur City Corporation (; abbreviated as RpCC), is a local governing body that governs the city of Rangpur and some adjoining areas. It is responsible for managing civic services, under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (L ...

. In 2011, the area of Sadar Upazila reduce to 121.39 km and number union reduce to 4 due most of the union becomes part of the newly established

. In 2022 the Khaleya Union from Gangachara Upazila joined this upazila and again number of Union increases 4 to 5 and the area of this upazila increase to 137.04 sq km.

Geography

Rangpur Sadar Upazila is located at . It has 165,017 households and total area 359.48 km². The padas of Rangpur Sadar are Dhaap, Kamal Kasna, Robertsonganj, Mondolpara, Kuthirpara, Bahar Kasna, Munshipara, Mulatole Pada, Keranipara, Gomostapara, New Engineer Pada, Kotkipara, Deudoba Dangirpara, Palapara (also named Pakpara), Lalbagh. Mominpur is one of the unions in Rangpur Sadar upazila.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 r ...

, Rangpur Sadar Upazila had 165,017 households and a population of 718,203. 146,409 (20.39%) were under 10 years of age. Rangpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.99%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 958 females per 1,000 males. 300,659 (41.86%) lived in urban areas. As of the

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 a ...

by the

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) (), is the centralized official body in Bangladesh for collecting statistics on demographics, the economy, and other facts about the country and disseminating the information. History Although independ ...

, Rangpur Sadar has a population of 494,317. Males constitute 52.44% of the population, and females 47.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 251,530. Rangpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Sports

Saddapuskuruni Jubo SC Rangpur is a team in the

Bangladesh Women's Football League * 2023–24 The Bangladesh Women's Football League (),officially known as UCB Women's Football League for sponsorship reasons and simply as WFL, is the highest level of women's club football competition of Bangladesh. Established in 2011, the ...

. It plays their home games at Palichara Stadium.

Administration

UNO: Md. Nyeem Hasan Khan. Rangpur Sadar Upazila is divided into 5 union parishads: Chandanpat, Haridebpur, Mominpur, Khaleya, Sabyapushkarni, and Rangpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.

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