Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

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| official_name = Thakurgaon Sadar

| native_name = ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর

| settlement_type = Upazila

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| subdivision_type2 = District

| seat_type = Headquarters

| subdivision_name1 = Rangpur

| subdivision_name2 = Thakurgaon

| seat = Thakurgaon

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| area_total_km2 = 654.95

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| population_total = 656792

| population_as_of = 2022

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| postal_code = 5100{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/b77b55f0-f24c-49d6-98d2-eb9bcd193bd8 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=21 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| area_code = 0561{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba |location=China}}

| website = {{URL|thakurgaonsadar.thakurgaon.gov.bd}}

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Thakurgaon Sadar ({{langx|bn|ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর}}) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila}}

Geography

Thakurgaon Sadar is located at {{coord|26.0208|N|88.4667|E|}}. It has 133,320 households and total area 654.95 km². It is bounded by Atwari and Boda upazilas on the north, Pirganj and Birganj upazilas on the south, Boda, Debiganj and Birganj upazilas on the east, Baliadangi and Ranisankail upazilas on the west.{{Cite web |title=Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Thakurgaon_Sadar_Upazila |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila had 133,320 households and a population of 581,227. 130,768 (22.50%) were under 10 years of age. Thakurgaon Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 53.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 93,213 (16.04%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Thakurgaon |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Thakurgaon.pdf |website= |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}} Ethnic population was 3,721 (0.64%), of which Santal were 2,256.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Thakurgaon district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/COMMUNITY_Thakurgaon.pdf |website= |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon sadar upazila has a population of 504428; males 260515, females 243913; Muslim 369486, Hindu 129794, Christian 3614, Buddhist 38 and others 1496. Indigenous communities such as Santal, Oraon, Munda, Mushar and Rajbanshi belong to this upazila.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila has a population of 422,728. Males constitute 51.7% of the population, and females 48.3%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 214,112. Thakurgaon Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 27 March 2005 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Administration

UNO: Belayet Hossain{{Cite web |title=Thakurgaon Sadar |url=https://thakurgaonsadar.thakurgaon.gov.bd/en/site/officer_list/UD6B-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=}}

Thakurgaon Sadar Thana was formed in 1800 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Thakurgaon Upazila is divided into Thakurgaon Municipality and 19 union parishads: Akhanagar, Akcha, Auliapur, Balia, Baragaon, Begunbari, Chilarang, Debipur, Gareya, Jagannathpur, Jamalpur, Mohammadpur, Nargun, Rahimanpur, Rajagaon, Ruhea, Roypur, Salandar, and Sukhanpukhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 194 mauzas and 198 villages.

Gallery

Image:Aparajeo 71 Thakurgaon.JPG|The Monument of 1971 War beside Tangon River

Image:Shuk_River.JPG|Shuk River at Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Image:Thakurgaon Playground.JPG|Playground of Thakurgaon

Image:Tangon River 1.JPG|Tangon River from Tangon Bridge

Image:Thakurgaon Govt College Building.JPG|A science building of Thakurgaon Govt.College.

References

Category:Upazilas of Thakurgaon District