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Raninagar Upazila () 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 ...
of
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 ...
in the Division of
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 ...
,
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
.


Geography

Raninagar is located at . It has 45,637 households and total area 258.32 km2. The upazila is bounded by
Naogaon Sadar Upazila Naogaon Sadar Upazila () is an upazila of Naogaon District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. History In British India, sub-districts were called as "Thana", which were mainly exercised by the police. When development activities became widespread, ...
and
Adamdighi Upazila Adamdighi Upazila () is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Adamdighi Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the to ...
of
Bogra District Bogra District, officially Bogura District (), is a district in the northern part of Bangladesh, in Rajshahi Division. Bogra is an industrial city where many small and mid-sized companies are sited. Bogra was a part of the Pundravardhana terri ...
on the north,
Atrai upazila Atrai Upazila () is the southernmost upazila of Naogaon District, located in Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division. It is named after its principal watercourse, the Atrai River. Geography Atrai has 45,465 households and total area 284.40 km2. Along ...
on the south, Nandigram Upazila of Bogra District and
Singra Upazila Singra Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. History The area was governed by the Zamindars of Bengal and Zamindar of Natore, Natore, under the Rajshahi Raj family and the Dighapat ...
of
Natore district Natore district () is a district in Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District. History Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to ...
on the east and Manda upazila on the west.


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 ...
, Raninagar Upazila had 45,637 households and a population of 184,778. 37,183 (20.12%) were under 10 years of age. Raninagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.04%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 6,808 (3.68%) 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 ...
, Raninagar has a population of 158244. Males constituted 50.94% of the population, and females 49.06%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 79,136. Raninagar had an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.


Administration

Raninagar, primarily formed as a Thana in 1916, was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Bargachha, Ekdala, Gona, Kaligram, Kashimpur, Mirat, Parail, and Raninagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 188 mauzas and 174 villages.


See also

*
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 count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...


References


External links

* Upazilas of Naogaon District {{Rajshahi-geo-stub