Nageshwari Upazila

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Nageswari At a glance

General Information

District		Kurigram
Upazila		Nageswari
Border		It is bounded on the north by West Bengal and Bhurungamari upazilas, on the west by Fulbari upazila and on the south by Kurigram Sadar upazila. To the east is the Indian state of Assam.
Distance from district		22 kms
Area		417.56 sq km, 103,162.44 acres, 161.22 sq miles.
Population		4,02,101
	Male	2,09,016 (app.)
	Female	1,93,085 (app.)
Density		966 per sqkm
Total voter		2,37,407
	Male voter	116168
	Female voter	121239
Population growth rate		1.43
Total Family		67,334
Constituency		01 (25, Kurigram-1)
Villages		584
Mouza		79
Union		14
Municipality		01
Govt. Orphanage		x
Non. Govt. Orphanage		4
Mosques		644
Temple		39
Rivers		05
Markets		25
Banks		04
Post office/sub post office		1/16
Telephone exchange		01
Small cottage industries		-
Large industries		1

	Agriculture
Total land		31590 hectres
Net cultivable land
Gross cultivable land		68557
One crop land		3932
Two crop land		18349
Three crop land		9309
Deep tubewell		73
Shallow tubewell		9372
Power pump		19
Blocks		48
Yearly demand of food
Tubewells		3925

	Education
Govt. primary school		95
Non govt. primary school		84
Community primary school
Junior School		22
High School		50
High School (Girls)		11
Dakhil Madrasa		32
Alim Madrasa		3
Fazil Madrasa		2
Kamil Madrasa		1
College (Combined)		5
College (Girls)		1
Rate of Education
	Male
	Female


	Health
Upazilla Health Complex		1
Upazilla health and family planning center		1
Number of beds		32
Approved post of doctors
Doctors posted
Senior nurses
Asst. nurses

	Land and revenue
Mouza		79
Union Land offices		14
Minicipal land office		1
Total khas land		6594.35 acres
agri khas		2285.27 acres
Non agri khas		17.49 acres
Eligible for settlement		255.45 acres
Annual land development tax (demand)		33,98,065/-
Collection		23,40,403
Markets		25

	Communication
Paved road		150 kms
Half paved road		1.12 kms
Mud road		430 kms
Bridges/culvarts		506
Rivers		5

	Family planning
Health and family planning centers		07
Family planning clinics		10
MCH units		01
Capable couples		88,973

	Fisheries
Number of ponds		2538
Govt. Hatcheries		01
Non govt. hatcheries		02
Annual demand		5804 m. tons
Annual production		2547 m. tons


	Livestock
Upazilla vaterinary hospital		01
Number of vaterinary surgeon		01
Artificial reproduction center		01
Points		04
Developed chiken hatcheries		02
10-49 chiken hatcheries		1089
Livestock farm		115
Broiler farm		30

	Cooperative
Central Coop society		01
Freedom fighters coop society		02
Union multipurpose coop society		10
Multipurpose coop society		30
Fishermen coop society		17
Youth coop society		05
Ashrayan coop society		05
Farmars coop society		188
Male coop society		44
Female coop society		22
Small businessmen coop society		05
Other coop society		14
Drivers coop society		08