Bagatipara
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Bagatipara Upazila
বাংলা
Bagatipara
Upazila (natore district) area 139.86 sq km, located in
between 24°15' and 24°22' north latitudes and in between 89°13' and 89°26' east
longitudes. It is bounded by natore sadar upazila on the north, lalpur upazila on the south, baraigram upazila on the east, charghat, bagha andputhia upazilas on the west.
Population Total
118794; male 60786, female 58008; Muslim 112053, Hindu 6367, Buddhist 345 and
others 29. Indigenous communities such assantal, Bagti, Phahari, oraon belong
to this upazila.
Water bodies Main
river: baral.
Administration Bagatipara
Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.
Bagatipara
Upazila (natore district)
with an area of 139.37 sq km is bounded by natore sadar upazila
on the north, lalpur upazila
on the south, baraigram upazila
on the east and charghat, bagha andputhia upazilas on
the west. The soil of the upazila is mainly plain; there are few depressions.
Main river is Baral.
Bagatipara (Town)
consists of 4 mouzas. The area of the town is 5.59 sq km. The town has a
population of 7372; male 61.07%, female 38.93%. The density of population is
1319 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 48.4%. It has one
dakbungalow.
Source Bangladesh
Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Archaeological
heritage and relics Dayarampur Rajbari (1891), Galimpur Zamindarbari (1926),
Begunia Zamindarbari (1911), Bara Bagha Mazar Sharif (1851), Neelkuthibari
(Noashera), Nurpur Zamindarbari (1882), Mazar of Hazrat Shah Mokarram
Danishmand (R).
History of
the War of Liberation On 22 November 1971, 16 Pak soldiers were killed in
an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at village Nabirpara
adjacent to the railway line.
Religious
institutions 'Mosque 182, temple 21, church 1, tomb 2. Noted religious
institutions: Barabagha Tomb, Moidulha of Basudevpur Gangasnana (holy bathing
place).
Literacy and
educational institutions Average literacy 47.5%; Male 51.70%, female
43.20%. Educational institutions: college 13, technical college 5, agricultural
college1, secondary school 41, primary school 46, vocational school 9, kindergarten
3, madrasa 7. Noted educational institutions: Takinagar Ideal High School and
College (1994), Bagatipara Pilot High School (1959), Jigari High School (1959),
Cantonment Public High School (1975).
Newspapers
and periodicals Aunkur (1983), Utsa (2003), Kaler Garaj (2004), Raktabij,
Unmesh (2004), Sharakpatra (2004).
Cultural
organisations Library 3, theatre group 4, cinema hall 1.
Main sources
of income Agriculture 69.19%, non-agricultural labourer 3.63%, industry
0.86%, commerce 10.83%, transport and communication 2.82%, service 6.70%,
construction 0.85%, religious service '0.13%, rent and remittance 0.25% and
others 4.74%.
Ownership of
agricultural land Landowner 57.06%, landless 42.94%; agricultural
landowner: urban' 57.06%, rural 42.94%.
Main crops Paddy,
jute, sugarcane, wheat, pulse, potato, vegetables.
Extinct or
nearly extinct crops Barley, kaun, aus paddy, arahar.
Main fruits Mango,
jackfruit, litchi, black berry, banana, papaya, guava, date.
Fisheries,
dairies and poultries This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and
poultries.
Communication
facilities Pucca road 69.82 km, semi-pucca road 4.42 km, mud road 303.90
km; railways 13 km.
Extinct or
nearly extinct traditional transport 'Palanquin.
Noted
manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, saw mill.
Cottage
industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, bamboo work, cane work.
Hats, bazars
and fairs Hats and bazars are 17, fairs 6, most noted of which are Sonapur
Hat, Dayarampur Hat, Lokmanpur Hat, Nazirpur Bazar, Barapukuria Gate Bazar,
Malanchi Bazar and Barabagha Mela.
Main exports sugarcane
molasses, date molasses, mango, jackfruit.
Access to
electricity All the unions of this upazila are under rural electricity
net-work. However 30.05% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Sources of
drinking water Tube-well 92.29%, tap 1.07%, pond 0.16% and others 6.48%.
The presence of arsenic has been detected in the tube well water of the
upazila.
Sanitation 17.25%
(rural 24.83% and urban 16.78%) of dwelling households of the upazila use
sanitary latrines and 54.66% (urban 67.26% and rural 53.87%) of dwelling
households use non-sanitary latrines; 28.09% of households do not have latrine
facilities.
Heath
centres 'Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 4, community clinic
5, clinic 1.
References Bangladesh
Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report
of Bagatirpara Upazila 2007.
Bagatipara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°19.8′N 88°56.7′ECoordinates: 
24°19.8′N 88°56.7′E
24°19.8′N 88°56.7′E|
Area
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139.37 km2 (53.81 sq mi)
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Bagatipara (Bengali: বাগাতিপাড়া) is an Upazila of Natore
District[1] in
the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Contents
GeographyBagatipara
is located at 24.3306°N
88.9444°E. It has an area of 139.37 km2 and is bounded by Natore
Sadar Upazila on the north, Lalpur Upazila on the south, Baraigram Upazila on
the east and Charghat, Bagha and Puthia Upazilas on the west. The soil of the
upazila is mainly plain; there are few depressions. The main river is Baral.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagatipara has a
population of 107944. Males constitute 51.49% of the population, and females
48.51%. The Upazila's adult population is 54158. Bagatipara has an average
literacy rate of 31.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
See also
References
Jump
up^ Md Moniruzzaman Moni (2012), "Bagatipara
Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia:
National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
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