Ishwardi Upazila

Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী, Ish-shordi, meaning "God's place") is the westernmost upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.[1] It is also the headquarters of western zone of Bangladesh Railway. It is the site of the planned Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Ishwardi

ঈশ্বরদী
Upazila
Ishwardi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
Area
 • Total246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total236,825
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Ishwardi

Geography

Ishwardi is located at 24.1500°N 89.0667°E / 24.1500; 89.0667. It has 39,112 units of households and total area 246.9 km2.

There is an airport which was unused previously but now it is in use.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ishwardi has a population of 236,825. Males constitute are 51.88% of the population, and females 48.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111,338. Ishwardi has an average literacy rate of 35.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Ishwardi Upazila is divided into Ishwardi Municipality and seven union parishads: Dashuria, Luxmikunda, Muladuli, Pakshi, Sahapur, Sara, and Silimpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 128 mauzas and 126 villages.[3]

Ishwardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.[3]

Notable residents
  • Mozid Mahmud, poet, was born at Char Gargari village in 1966.[4]
  • Shamsur Rahman Sherif, Dilu, Minister for Land, has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-4 since 1996.[5]
  • Nuruzzaman Biswas - Bangladeshi politician & MP.

See also

References
  1. Md Shahidullah Khan (2012), "Ishwardi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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. "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. পাবনায় ভালোবাসায় সিক্ত হলেন কবি ও গবেষক মজিদ মাহমুদ [Majid Mahmud, a poet and researcher, is woken up in love with Pabna]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 19 April 2015.
  5. "Pabna-4 nomination seekers woo party stalwarts for tickets". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 20 December 2017.


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