Patnitala Upazila

Patnitala
পত্নীতলা
Upazila
Patnitala

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°3′N 88°44′E / 25.050°N 88.733°E / 25.050; 88.733Coordinates: 25°3′N 88°44′E / 25.050°N 88.733°E / 25.050; 88.733
Country Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 382.39 km2 (147.64 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 198,164
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 6540
Website Official Map of Patnitala

Patnitala (Bengali: পত্নীতলা, means Wife's Place) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Patnitala is located at 25°03′00″N 88°44′00″E / 25.0500°N 88.7333°E / 25.0500; 88.7333. It has 35570 units of households and total area 382.39 km². The major rivers are the Atrai and the Shiba.[1]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patnitala has a population of 1 98 164. Males constitutes 51.26% of the population and females 48.74%. This upazila's eighteen up population was 98279. Patnitala has an average literacy rate of 32.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Points of interest

Dibar Dighi is a large historic tank with a stone pillar, Kaivarta Stambha, in its middle. Both date from the late eleventh century.[3][4][5][6]

Administration

Patnitala has 11 Unions/Wards, 297 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 292 villages.[1]

M P  :Alhajj Shahidujjaman Sharker Bablu. Chairman of Patnitala Upozila: Abdul Hamid. Mayor of Nagipur Municipality: Rezaul Karaim Babu(Balu Babu)

Education

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tuhin, Shamsul Arefin (2012). "Patnitala Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ↑ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (1992). Ancient Bangladesh, a study of the archaeologcial sources. Oxford University Press. p. 155.
  4. ↑ Indian Information Series. 4–5. India: Bureau of Public Information. 1939.
  5. ↑ Maitreẏa, Akshaẏakumāra (1987). The fall of the Pāla Empire. University of North Bengal. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Rahman, Kazi Mostafizur (2012). "Dibar Dighi and Kaivarta Stambha". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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