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3.1 BAGHA UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Items 1. AREA In Sq. Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT* Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
*Variation is due to urban spread
2001
1991
Growth Rate Decadal Annual
184.25 71.14 38 318 5 077 33 241 4.4 4.3 4.4 169 527 87 885 81 642 22 038 11 457 10 581 147 489 76 428 71 061 920 2 383 108 108 107 41.83 45.66 37.73 33 722 18 678 15 044 13.00 6 98 93 1 9 25
184.25 71.14 29 056 949 28 107 5.3 5.1 5.3 153 931 79 240 74 691 48 31 2 508 2 323 149 100 76 732 72 368 835 2 164 106 108 106 26.20 32.10 19.90 23 341 12 685 9 656 3.14 6 98 101 31.88 434.98 18.27 (-) 16.98 (-) 15.69 (-) 16.98 10.13 10.91 9.31 356.18 356.82 355.49 (-) 1.08 (-) 0.40 (-) 1.81 10.18 10.12 1.89 0.00 0.94 59.66 42.24 89.60 44.47 47.24 55.80 314.01 2.81 18.26 1.69 (-) 1.84 (-) 1.69 (-) 1.84 0.97 1.04 0.89 16.39 16.41 16.37 (-) 0.11 (-) 0.04 (-) 0.18 0.97 0.97 0.19 0.00 0.09 4.79 3.59 6.61 3.75 3.94 4.53 15.27
.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................
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3.1.1 Background: Bagha, ranking the 7th upazila in respect of area, came into existence in 1983. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is learnt that during the Mughal period there lived a saint in this locality. The area was surrounded by jungles and it is said that the saint was always guarded by many tigers locally known as Bagh. It is believed that the word Bagha is derived from this word Bagh. .3.1.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 184.25 Sq.km. including 14.48 Sq.km. forest areas. It is located between 24007 and 24019 north latitudes and between 88044 and 88055 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Charghat and Baghatipara. upazila of Natore Zila, on the east by Lalpur Upazila of Natore Zila, on the south by the river Padma and on the west by India. 3.1.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 1 Paurashava, 9 wards, 25 mahallahs, 6 unions, 81 mauzas and 93 villages. The average population of each ward, mahallah, union, mauza ,and village are 2449, 881, 24581, 1821 and 1586 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T1 below: Table T1.1: Distribution of Mauzas / Mahallahs by Size of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above No. of Mauza /Mahallah 2001 7 28 38 17 16 1991 3 30 29 11 12 Difference (+) (-) (+) (+) (+) 4 2 9 6 4
The modal size class is 201 - 400 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2 below: Table T1.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Villages 2001 4 16 38 18 17 1991 3 24 37 19 18 Difference (+) (-) (+) (-) (-) 1 8 1 1 1
The modal size class is 751-1500 persons. Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 38318 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.90% dwelling units, 0.05% institutional and 0.05% others units. Household Size:The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.4. For rural area the size is same i.e. 4.4 and for urban area the size is slightly lower i.e. 4.3 . Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T1.3.
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Table T1.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure

Locality Upazila Urban Rural Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 Jhupri 13.48 7.16 14.44 Kutcha 71.16 71.96 71.04 Semi-Pucka 12.27 14.62 11.91 Pucka 3.09 6.26 2.61
Housing condition of Bagha upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 13.48% households live in Jhupri, 71.16% households live in kutcha houses, 12.27% households live in semipucka houses and the remaining 3.09% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 6.26% households live in pucka houses, 14.62% households live in semi-pucka houses, 71.96% households live in kutcha houses and 7.16% live in Jhupri as against 2.61% in pucka, 11.91% in semi-pucka, 71.04% in kutcha and the remaining 14.44% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Bagha upazila, 95.89% of dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.31% drink tap water, 0.40% drink deep tube-well water, 0.16% drink pond water and the remaining 3.24% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 23.26% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 21.31% in rural area and 36.10% in urban area. A total of 47.14% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 47.83% in rural area and 42.65% in urban area. In this upazila, 29.59% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the six unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 25.45% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land:In Bagha upazila, 57.52% of the dwelling households own agriculture land and 42.48% do not own it. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 46.97% in urban area as against 59.13% to that of rural. Main Source of Household Income:In the upazila, 63.57% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 30.88% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 32.69% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour5.47%, business-16.85%, employment- 3.36%, construction-0.53%, religious service-0.13%, rent and remittance-0.12%, transport and communication-2.05% and others-6.65%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-7.46%, construction-0.99%, rent and remittance-0.22%, religious service-0.16%, transport and communication -5.11%, business-26.19 %, non -agriculture labour-7.46% and others -9.30%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture-67.08%, of which cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery- 33.06% and agriculture labour- 34.02%. Other sources are nonagriculture labour- 5.17%, business- 15.42%, transport and communication-1.58%, employment-2.73%, industry-0.56%, construction- 0.46%, and others-6.24%. 3.1.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the upazila is 169527 , of which 87885 are males and 81642 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 108 as against 106 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the Bagha upazila is 10.13% and annual growth rate is 0.97%. The decadal growth rates over the last half-century are shown in T1.4.
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Table T1.4: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001

Decade 1951- 1961 1961-1974 1974-1981 1981-1991 1991-2001 Growth Rate 27.40 63.50 25.50 23.10 10.13
Economic Activity: In the upazila, 23.26% of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 27.46% are not working. 1.52% are looking for work, 34.30% are engaged in household work and the remaining 36.72% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture- 24.35%, industry- 0.43%, business- 5.63%, services- 0.28%, construction- 0.32%, transport and communication- 0.74% and others - 4.97%. 3.1.6 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy In Bagha upazila, it is found that 41.83% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three successive censuses are shown in table T1.5 below: T1.5: Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both Sexes Upazila Urban Rural 2001 Male Female Both Sexes 1991 Male Female Both Sexes 1981 Male Female
41.83 48.22 40.86
45.66 52.44 44.62
37.66 43.68 36.83
26.2 33.3 26.0
32.1 40.3 31.8
19.9 25.4 19.7
16.7
-
22.8
-
10.3
-
16.7
22.8
10.3
*Literacy rate in 1981 is calculated for population 5 years and above.
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Bagha upazila in 2001 is 41.83% for both sexes, 45.66% for males and 37.66% for females. The rate is higher in urban area. It is 48.22% for both sexes,52.44% for males and 43.68% for females . The rate is comparatively higher than that of corresponding rates in rural area as of 40.86% for both sexes, 44.62% for male and 36.83% for female. It reveals from the table that a remarkable increase of literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 15.63%, 13.56% and 17.76% in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes , males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 57.70. % in word no 03 of Bagha Paurashava and the lowest is 36.15% in Bakuria union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years is presented in table T1.6. T1.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
Locality Upazila Rural Urban 5-9 Years Male Female 45.33 44.86 45.07 44.79 47.05 45.45 10-14 Years Male Female 66.42 71.87 65.14 71.23 74.77 75.89 15-19 Years Male Female 48.06 37.47 47.27 36.83 52.91 41.20 20-24 Years Male Female 20.87 6.83 20.18 6.54 25.07 8.77 5-24 Years Male Female 47.74 40.70 47.01 40.27 52.38 43.58
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for male is 47.74% and for female is 40.70%. In urban area the rate is higher i.e. 52.38% for male and 43.58% for female. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e. 47.01% for male and 40.27% for female. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years where female attendance is higher than their counterpart male.
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3.1.7 Urbanization: Bagha Paurashava is the only urban area of the upazila. It consists of 9 wards and 25 mahallahs. The area of the Paurashava occupies 10.99 sq. km. The main features are shown in the table T1.7. Table T1.7: Main features of Bagha Paurashava.
Mahallah Name with Geo-code. Area (Sq.km.) House Hold Both Sexes Population Male 22457 1794 645 303 67 378 401 1067 1067 1345 617 717 11 1270 50 1220 1222 1033 189 1411 898 513 1337 119 130 259 119 710 967 651 146 170 1044 194 850 Female 10581 1711 615 268 57 357 414 964 964 1213 579 615 19 1196 35 1161 1024 875 149 1306 793 513 1292 141 140 246 129 636 899 613 134 152 976 165 811 108 105 105 113 118 106 97 111 111 111 107 117 58 106 143 105 119 118 127 108 113 108 103 84 93 105 92 112 108 106 109 112 107 118 105 1320 1702 1369 2114 3119 3378 2436 1952 Sex Ratio Density (Per sq.km.) 2005 2228 Literacy Rate
Bagha Paurashava
Ward no 01 128-Baliher 220-Chak Ahmedpur 680- Ahmedpur Paschim
695- Baju BaghaNatun Basti Paschim
10.99 1.05
5077 824 274 140 30 184 196
22038 3505 1260 571 124 735 815 2031 2031 2558 1196 1332 30 2466 85 2381 2246 1908 338 2717 1691 1026 2629 260 270 505 248 1346 1866 1264 280 322 2020 359 1661
48.22 43.72 51.00 28.81 63.06 46.44 37.23 37.79 37.79 57.70 58.22 56.74 77.78 40.63 11.43 41.63 49.12 47.20 59.93 54.98 58.71 48.93 52.95 60.44 46.93 33.03 37.14 62.82 41.29 40.06 62.24 27.74 53.57 40.20 56.37
800- Uttar Mallik Bagha Paschim Ward no- 02 220- Chak satari Ward no- 03 260- Chak norenpur Paschim 400- Kaligram 405- Gaonpara Paschim Ward no- 04 230- Gaonpara Dhakshin
275- Chaar Narranon Dakshin
1.04 1.05
481 481 563 255 302 6
0.73
575 17 558
Ward no 05 770- Gaonpare Uttar

795- Chak Nobvenpur Dhakshin
0.72
513 450 63
Ward no -06 295- Dakshin Mallil Bagha- Paschim 775- Uttar mallik Bagha Purba Ward no- 07 020 Ahmedpur Purba
190- Baju Bagha Natun Basti Purba
1.05
617 384 233
1.92
583 54 59 118 54 298
300- Chaki para 630- Nichintapur 700- Mallik Bagha Purba Ward No 08 160-Baniapara 225- ChandipurUttar 260 Jijalpalli Dakshin Ward No 09 395- Jotsaesta 610- Murshidpur 1.53 1.90
451 306 62 83 470 89 381
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CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT* Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
* Variation is due to new addition and urban spread.
2001
1991
363.30 140.27 74 724 7 997 66 727 4.3 4.3 4.3 319 968 163 258 156 710 34 632 17 895 16 737 285 336 145 363 139 973 881 2 281 104 107 104 38.99 46.97 30.76 65 778 38 068 27 707 10.82 16 292 332 2 18 40
363.30 140.27 57 675 1 691 55 984 4.9 5.1 4.9 282 520 141 301 141 219 8 460 4 421 4 039 274 060 136 880 137 180 778 2 014 100 109 100 22.9 32.5 13.3 40 024 24 564 15 460 2.99 15 292 362 29.56 372.91 19.19 (-) 12.24 (-) 15.69 (-) 12.24 13.25 15.54 10.97 309.36 304.77 314.38 4.11 6.19 2.03 13.23 13.25 4.00 (-) 1.83 4.00 70.26 44.52 131.28 64.34 54.97 79.22 261.87 2.62 16.81 1.77 (-) 1.30 (-) 1.69 (-) 1.30 1.25 1.45 1.05 15.14 15.01 15.28 0.40 0.60 0.20 1.25 1.25 0.39 (-) 0.19 0.39 5.46 3.75 8.75 5.09 4.48 6.00 13.72
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3.2.1 Background: Bagmara, the second largest upazila of Rajshahi Zila in respect of area, came into existence in 1869 as thana. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is learnt that in the past this area was full of jungles and forest. There is a hearsay that while cleaning the jungles a tiger means Bagh was killed and after that this area became popularly known as Bagmara. 3.2.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 363.30 Sq.km. It is located between 24030 and 24041 north latitudes and between 88041 and 88058 east longitudes. The Upazila is bounded on the north by Manda and Atrai upazilas of Naogaon zila, on the east by Atrai and Natore sadar upazila, on the south by Puthia and Durgapur upazilas and on the west by Mohanpur upazila. Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 2 Paurashavas, 18 wards, 40 mahallahs, 16 unions, 272 mauzas and 332 villages. The average population of each ward, mahallah, union, mauza and village are 1808, 514, 17964, 1057 and 866 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: Distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T2.1 below: Table T2.1: Distribution of Mauzas and Mahallahs by Size of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 9 151 108 32 12 No. of Mauza /Mahallah 1991 9 173 85 17 6 Difference 0 (-) 22 (+) 23 (+) 15 (+) 6
The modal size class is 51-200 households.
Village Distribution:The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2.2 below:
Table T2.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Villages. 2001 26 161 95 40 10 1991 41 179 108 26 8 Difference (-) (-) (-) (+) (+) 15 18 13 14 2
The modal size class is 251-750 persons.

3.2.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 74724 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.78% dwelling units, 0.07% institutional and 0.15% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.27. For rural area the size is same i.e. 4.27 but it is slightly higher i.e. 4.32 in urban area. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure is presented in table T2.3 below:

Locality
Upazila Urban
Total
100.00 100.00
Jhupri
0.75 1.25
Kutcha
89.38 81.09
Semi-Pucka
7.49 11.11
Pucka
2.38 6.55
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Rural 100.00 0.69 90.38 7.05 1.88
Housing condition of Bagmara upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 0.75% households live in Jhupri, 89.37% households live in kutcha houses, 7.49% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 2.38% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is slightly better. In urban area 6.55% households live in pucka houses, 11.11% households live in semi-pucka houses, 81.09% households live in kutcha houses and 1.24% live in Jhupri as against 1.88% in pucka, 7.05% in semi-pucka, 90.37% in kutcha and the remaining 0.69% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Bagmara upazila 95.31% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.14% drink tap water, 1.29% drink deep tube-well water, 0.11% drink pond water and the remaining 3.15% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila 16.24% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 16.28% in rural area and 15.85% in urban area. A total of 44.22% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 42.72% in rural area and 56.78% in urban area. In this upazila, 39.55% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the sixteen unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 15.76% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Bagmara upazila, 69.88% of the dwelling households own agriculture land and 30.12% do not own it. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 59.29% in urban area as against 71.14% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 76.76% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 57.51% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 19.25% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour1.97%, business- 9.18%, employment- 3.33%, construction- 0.63%, religious service- 0.08%, rent and remittance- 0.08%, transport and communication- 2.55% and others- 4.71%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment -6.73%, construction- 1.04%, rent and remittance- 0.08%, religious service- 0.08%, transport and communication- 4.28%, business- 19.21%, non -agriculture labour -2.18% and others- 5.11%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture- 78.83%, of which cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery- 58.96% and agriculture labour-19.87%. Other sources are non- agriculture labour- 1.94%, business- 7.99%, transport and communication- 2.35%, employment2.92%, industry- 0.38%, construction- 0.58%, and others- 4.67%. 3.2.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total Population of the upazila is 319968, of which 163258 are males and 156710 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 104. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the Bagmara upazila is 13.25% and annual growth rate is 1.25%. The decadal growth rates over the last half-century are shown in T2.4 below:

Decade
1951- 1961 1961-1974 1974-1981 1981-1991
Growth Rate
17.30 50.10 20.90 20.00
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1991-2001 13.25
Economic Activity: In the upazila, 22.68% of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 23.20% are not working, 1.08% are looking for work, 37.09% are engaged in household work and the remaining 38.63% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-29.33%, industry- 0.23%, business- 3.24%, services- 0.31%, construction- 0.41%, transport and communication- 0.83% and others- 4.23%. 3.2.6 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy: In Bagmara upazila, it is found that 38.90% population aged 7 years and over is literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T5 below: T2.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both Sexes Upazila Urban Rural 38.99 44.30 38.31 2001 Male 46.97 51.50 46.33 Female 30.76 36.40 30.08 Both Sexes 22.90 40.00 22.30 1991 Male 32.50 48.30 32.80 Female 13.30 30.60 12.80 Both Sexes 18.3 28.8 18.2 1981* Male 28.0 39.6 27.9 Female 8.6 15.5 8.5
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Bagmara upazila in 2001 is 38.9% for both sexes , 46.9% for males and 30.7% for females. Literacy rate in urban area is 44.3% for both sexes, 51.5% for males, and 36.4% for females. These are much higher as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 38.3% for both sexes, 46.3% for males, and 30.1% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is also observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 16.09%, 14.47% and 17.46% in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 74.16% in ward no 03 of Tahirpur Paurashava, and the lowest is 46.26% in Ganipur union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between ages 5 to 24 years are presented in Table T2.6.
T2.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality

Locality Upazila Urban Rural 5-9 Years Male Female 56.24 56.13 58.16 57.62 55.97 55.96 10-14 Years Male Female 75.08 76.47 75.22 74.76 75.06 76.68 15-19 Years Male Female 53.82 32.04 54.80 37.50 53.69 31.36 20-24 Years Male Female 20.55 4.91 23.69 6.40 20.13 4.72 5-24 Years Male Female 54.53 41.15 55.24 42.56 54.45 40.98
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for male is 54.53% and for female is 41.15%. In urban area the rate is slightly higher i.e. 55.24% for male and 42.56% for female. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e. 54.45% for male and 40.98% for female. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. In the age group female attendance is found higher than their counterpart male for the upazila and rural area as well. 3.2.7 Urbanization: Urban area includes Bhawaniganj Paurashava and Taherpur Paurashavas and Bagmara mauza as its upazila headquarters. The two Paurashavas consist of 18 wards, 40 mahallahs and the upazila headquarters consists of only one mauza as other urban area. These occupy an area of 26.58 sq.km. Upazila headquarters is located in Bhawaniganj Paurashava whereas Police station is located in Bagmara mauza. The main features are shown in the table T2.7.
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Table T2.7: Main features of Bhawaniganj Paurashava and Taherpur Paurashava

Mauza Mahallah Name with Geo-code. Area (Sq.km) House Hold Both Sexes Population Male Female Sex Ratio
Density (Per sq.km)
Literacy Rate
1.Bhawaniganj 13.34 Paurashava Ward No 01 1.20 290-Dacta 499- Kasaba Paschim Ward No 02 1.57 984- Uttar Akdala Ward No 03 1.68 190- Basara 200-Bilbari 499-Kasba Purba (Part) 695-Shadipur 735- Paharpur Uttar and Purba para Ward No 04 1.27 276-Dogachi 475-Paharpur Fokirpara 735- Paharpur Rishipara Ward No 05 0.61 143-Bhawaniganj Ward No 06 1.54 229- Chandpara Ward No 07 1.38 547- Khazapara 780-Sahadopara 943-Surjyapur Ward No 08 2.95 292-Dargamaria 360-Hazrapara 690-Nazirpur 824-Rarioara Ward No 09 1.15 495-Karnipra 700-Ramkrishnapur 960-Zanipur 2. Taherpur Paurashava 10.84 Ward No 01 0.45 953-Taherpur Dakshin Ward No 02 0.42 953-Taherpur Paschim Ward No 03 0.44 953-Taherpur Purba Ward No 04 0.84 659- Muthrapur 953- Taherpur Horifola Uttar Ward No 05 0.91 420- Jaganathpur 440-Jamli Ward No 06 1.43 177-Bisurpara 936-Sultanpur Ward No 07 2.12 256-Dakshin Koalipara 731-Nurpur 740- Rogupati Ward No 08 1.98 300-Gaidoho 423-Jamgram 827-Rosulpur Ward No 09 2.24 290-Chkkhayra 540-Khayra Other Urban Areas 2.40 034 - Bagmara 2.40 Total 26.58
3662 323 163 160 340 340 426 49 80 28 61 208 322 205 55 62 381 381 568 568 462 95 88 279 397 164 80 66 87 443 233 161 49 3853 270 270 541 541 335 335 354 277 77 337 88 249 383 296 87 567 196 286 85 672 210 318 144 394 128 266 482 482 7997
15714 1414 623 791 1475 1475 1818 202 298 118 277 923 1412 942 226 244 1826 1826 2248 2248 1959 405 447 1107 1637 679 330 254 374 1925 1031 708 186 16826 1411 1411 2552 2552 1653 1653 1437 1144 293 1616 416 1200 1557 1154 403 2193 738 1121 334 2818 836 1382 600 1589 478 1111 2092 2092 34632
8161 742 327 415 766 766 962 104 160 65 145 488 725 490 116 119 1017 1017 1178 1178 984 217 230 537 819 345 167 125 182 968 516 358 94 8658 703 703 1301 1301 850 850 718 565 153 843 209 634 818 598 220 1126 376 578 172 1479 418 724 337 820 238 582 1076 1076 17895
7553 672 296 376 709 709 856 98 138 53 132 435 687 452 110 125 809 809 1070 1070 975 188 217 570 818 334 163 129 192 957 515 350 92 8168 708 708 1251 1251 803 803 719 579 140 773 207 566 739 556 183 1067 362 543 162 1339 418 658 263 769 240 529 1016 1016 16737
108 110 108 112
1178 1178 939 1082 37.75 38.85 36.87 30.25 30.25 34.65 31.85 22.75 54.08 38.70 35.49 29.37 29.71 12.07 42.72 64.10 64.10 49.76 49.76 41.48 43.15 39.47 41.68 50.07 47.24 46.83 39.38 65.54 42.45 41.27 44.99 39.10 60.83 60.83 49.65 49.65 74.16 74.16 40.65 44.55 26.09 47.29 44.22 48.35 31.33 32.70 27.64 32.97 37.19 29.29 35.82 35.67 37.03 36.89 31.07 40.85 28.54 46.12 49.83 49.83 44.23
106
1112
126 110 101
2993 1489 1420
100
555
101
1674
106 99 104 106 100 109 111 106
1552 3136 6076 3757 1711 1776 1089 1034
110
1423
107 107 107 107
709 872 872 1303
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* Variation is due to redemarkation
2001
1991
38.56 14.89 38 840 38 840 4.9 4.9 191 711 102 230 89 481 191 711 102 230 89 491 4 972 12 875 114 114 71.22 75.39 66.43 50 381 28 526 21 855 100.00 21 82
*96.69 37.33 51 063 51 063 5.5 5.5 294 056 154 481 139 575 294 056 154 481 139 575 3 042 7 877 111 111 58.30 64.50 51.30 78 017 42 290 35 727 100.00 30 165 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 23.94 23.94 10.91 10.91 34.80 33.82 35.89 34.80 33.82 35.88 63.44 63.45 2.70 2.70 22.16 16.88 24.49 (-) 35.42 (-) 32.55 (-) 38.83 0.00 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 2.70 2.70 1.15 1.15 4.19 4.04 4.35 4.19 4.04 4.35 5.03 5.04 0.27 0.27 2.02 1.57 2.62 (-) 4.28 (-) 3.86 (-) 4.80 0.00
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3.3.1 Background: Boalia is the 10th thana/upazila in rank in respect of area of Rajshahi Zila.It is within the city corporation. It came to existence in 1925 as Thana. In 1991 on entire Boalia thana and part of paba thana constituted the Rajshahi City Corporation. Nothing is definitely known about its name. There is a belief that the name might have originated from the word Boo means perfume and Aulia means saint possessing spiritual power. Rajshahi Zila as well as the Divisional Headquarters is located here. 3.3.2 Area and location: The thana occupies an area of 38.56 Sq.km.It is located between 24021 and 24023 north latitudes and between 88028 and 88038 east longitudes. The thana is bounded on the north by Shahmokhdum thana, on the east by Matihar thana Durgapur upazila and, on the south by the river Padma and on the west by Rajpara thana and Paba upazila. 3.3.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: As a part of Rajshahi city corporation, the thana consists of 21wards and 82 Mahallahs. The average population size of each ward and mahallah are 9129 and 2338 respectively. Mauza-Mahalla Distribution: The distribution of mahallas by size class of households is shown in table T3.1 below: Table T3.1: Distribution of Mahallahs by Size class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above No. of Mahallah 2001 1991 0 9 16 67 28 47 16 17 22 25 Difference (-) 9 (-) 51 (-) 19 (-) 1 (-) 3
The modal size class is 201-400 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2 below: 3.3.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the thana, there are 38840 households of which 95.23% are dwelling, 1.04% institutional and 3.74% others. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the thana is 4.93. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T3.2 below: Table T3.2: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure
Locality Upazila Urban Total 100.00 100.00 Jhupri 3.93 3.93 Kutcha 16.60 16.60 Semi-Pucka 33.84 33.84 Pucka 45.63 46.63
Housing condition of Boalia thana is predominantly pucka. It is found in the table that 3.93% households live in Jhupri, 16.60% households live in Kutcha houses, 33.84% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 45.63% households live in pucka houses. Source of Drinking Water: In Boalia thana, 72.50% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 25.21% drink tap water, 0.84% drink deep tube-well water, 0.12% drink pond water and the remaining 1.33% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation : In the thana, 86.52% dwelling households have sanitary latrines. A total of 11.51% of the households have non-sanitary latrines. However,1.97% of the households have no toilet facility.
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Access to Electricity:All the 21 wards of the thana have been brought under Urban Electrification Programme. However, a total of 84.02% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire thana. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Boalia thana, 34.25% of the dwelling households own and 65.75% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 34.25% in urban area. Main Source of Household Income: In the thana, 3.33% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 2.31% cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 1.02% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour- 2.12%, business- 28.14%, employment- 32.73%, construction- 3.74%, religious service- 0.15%, rent and remittance- 2.11%, transport and communication- 9.70% and others- 14.17%. 3.3.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the thana is 191711 of which 102230 are males and 89481 are females. The sex ratio of the thana is 114 as against 111 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate is 34.80% and annual growth rate is 4.19%. The decadal growth rates over the last half-century are shown in T3.4 below: Table T3.3: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001
Decade 1951- 1961 1961-1974 1974-1981 1981-1991 1991-2001 Growth Rate
27.4 63.5 185.5 15.6 34.8
Economic Activity: In the thana, 17.52% of the population are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 39.20% are not working. 2.62% are looking for work, 26.13% are engaged in household work and the remaining 32.5% are working. The distribution of working people shows none industry- 1.43%, business- 8.14%, services- 0.86%, construction-1.53%, transport and communication- 3.12% and others-12.57%. 3.3.6 Literacy and Education : In Boalia thana, it is found that 71.22% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of the last three censuses are shown in table T3.4 below: T3.4: Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both sexes Upazila Urban 2001 Male Female Both sexes 1991 Male Female Both sexes 1981* Male Female
71.22 71.22
75.39 75.39
66.43 66.43
58.30 58.30
64.50 64.50
51.30 51.30
52.2 52.2
59.3 59.3
44.0 44.0
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Boalia thana in 2001 is 71.22% for both sexes,75.39% for males and 66.43% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is observed in the thana .The table shows an increase of 12.92,10.89 and 15.13 percent point in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes, male and females respectively. In the thana, the highest literacy rate is 85.24% in ward no 08 and the lowest is 49.7% in ward no 19.
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Education: School attendance of boys and girls between ages 5 to 24 years is presented in table T3.6.

Locality Thana Urban 5-9 Years Male Female 55.14 55.16 55.14 55.16 10-14 Years Male Female 68.75 67.34 68.75 67.34 15-19 Years Male Female 59.07 52.18 59.07 52.18 20-24 Years Male Female 56.67 31.84 56.67 31.84 5-24 Years Male Female 59.99 51.03 59.99 51.03
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for male is 59.99% and for female is 51.03%. Among various age groups highest attendance is found in age group 10-14 years. 3.3.7 Urbanization: The entire Boalia thana is urban area within Rajshahi city Corporation. It consists of 21 wards and 82 mahallahs and occupies an area of 38.56 sq.km. The main features are shown in the table Co1 in this report:
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3.4 CHARGHAT UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT* Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
* Variation is due to urban spread
2001
1991
164.52 63.52 41 375 7 451 33 924 4.4 4.5 4.4 183 921 94 986 88 935 34 812 18 346 16 466 149 109 76 640 72 469 1 118 2 896 107 111 106 45.7 50.0 41.0 40 873 22 113 18 760 18.93 6 93 114 1 9 20
164.52 63.52 30799 2529 28270 5.3 5.3 5.3 163 862 84 589 79 273 14 375 7856 6519 149 487 76 733 72 754 996 2 580 107 121 105 26.6 33.0 19.6 26 995 15 331 11 664 8.77 6 93 129 34.34 194.62 20.00 (-) 16.98 (-) 11.32 (-) 16.98 12.24 12.29 12.19 142.17 133.53 152.58 (-) 0.25 (-) 0.12 (-) 0.39 12.25 12.25 0.00 (-) 8.26 0.95 71.80 51.51 109.18 51.41 42.24 60.83 115.85 3.00 11.41 1.84 (-) 1.84 (-) 1.62 (-) 1.84 1.16 1.16 1.16 9.25 8.85 9.71 (-) 0.03 (-) 0.01 (-) 0.04 1.16 1.16 0.00 (-) 0.86 0.09 5.56 4.24 7.66 4.23 3.73 4.87 8.00
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3.4.1 Background: Charghat is the 6th upazila ranking both for area and population of Rajshahi Zila. Nothing in definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. The upazila head quarters stands on the bank of the river Padma. It is learnt that in the past there exist four steamer stations (char ghat in Bengali) in the upazila namely, Thana ghat, Thakurbari ghat, Steamer ghat and Babulaler ghat where steamers from Calcutta used to anchor. The Sardah Police Training Academy and Rajshahi Cadet College are located in this upazila. 3.4.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 164.52 Sq.km.It is located between 24014 and 24022 north latitudes and between 88046 and 88052 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Puthia upazila, on the east by Bagatipara upazila of Natore zila, on the south by Puthia upazila, on the west by Boalia thana and the river Padma. 3.4.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 1 Paurashava 9 Wards, 20 mahallahs, 6 unions, 90 mauzas, and 114 villages. The average population of each ward,mahallah, union, mauza and villages are 3868, 1741, 24851, 1657 and 1308 respectively. Mauza Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T4.1 below:
Table T4.1: Distribution of Mauzas and Mahallahs by Size of Household

Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 5 26 25 18 16 No. of Mauza /Mahallah 1991 6 30 27 18 12 Difference (-) 1 (-) 4 (-) 2 0 (+) 4
The modal size class is 51-200 households. The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2 below: Table T4.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Villages. 2001 12 31 34 25 12 1991 14 36 37 30 12 Difference (-) (-) (-) (-) 2 5 3 5 0
The modal size class is 751-1500 persons. 3.4.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 41375 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.75% dwelling units, 0.15% institutional and 0.10% others units. Households Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.4. The size of rural area is also 4.4 but it is slightly higher i.e. 4.5 in urban area. Husing : Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T4.3.
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Housing condition of Charghat upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 7.60% households live in Jhupri, 73.27% households live in kutcha houses, 13.76%households live in semipucka houses and the remaining 5.37% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 11.73% households live in pucka houses, 21.25% households live in semi-pucka houses, 60.26% households live in kutcha houses and 6.76% live in Jhupri as against 3.97% in pucka , 12.11% in semi-pucka, 76.14% in kutcha and the remaining 7.78% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water In Charghat upazila, 96.68% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.72% drink tap water, 0.45% drink deep tube-well water, 0.04% drink pond water and the remaining 2.11% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation :In the upazila, 29.48% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 24.21% in rural area and 53.65% in urban area. A total of 36.25% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 37.27% in rural area and 31.55% in urban area. In this upazila, 34.27% of the dwelling households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the six unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 33.12% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Charghat upazila, 52.56% of the dwelling households own and 47.44% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 37.68% in urban area as against 55.80% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 55.05% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 27.82% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 27.23% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculturelabour3.96%,Business-18.00%,employment-6.80%, construction- 1.92% ,industry- 0.59% , religious service0.11%, rent and remittance -0.29%, transport and communication- 6.11% and others- 6.03%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-16.06%, construction- 3.52%, rent and remittance-0.87%, religious service-0.15%, business- 22.92%, non agriculture labour- 5.24% and others8.71% . In rural area the main sources of household income are agriculture- 59.70%, of which cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery 30.59% and agriculture labour-29.11%. Other sources are non- agriculture labour 3.69%, business- 16.93%, transport and communication -5.95%, employment-4.78%, construction1.57%, and others- 5.45%. Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total Population of the upazila is 183921of, which 94986 are males and 88935 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 107 as against 107 in 1991. 3.4.5.1 Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the Charghat upazila is 12.2% and annual growth rate is 1.16%. The decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in table T4.4.
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25.3 63.8 25.5 22.4 12.2
Economic Activity: In the upazila, 22.33% of the populations are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 29.09% are not working.1.22% are looking for work, 33.24% are engaged in household work and the remaining 36.45% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture 20.34%, industry 0.42% , hotel and restaurant 1.00%,business 6.26% ,services 0.32%, construction 0.89% , transport and communication 1.98% and others 6.11%. 3.4.5 Literacy and Education : Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy:In Charghat upazila, it is found that 45.66% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T4.5 below: T4.5: Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both Sexes Upazila Urban Rural 2001 Male Female Both Sexes 1991 Male Female 1981* Both Sexes Male Female
45.66 58.40 42.64
50.03 64.20 46.57
41.00 51.90 38.47
26.60 48.30 24.50
33.00 57.40 30.50
19.60 36.90 18.10
18.3 28.4 17.7
25.5 37.4 24.8
10.6 18.0 10.2
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Charghat upazila in 2001 is 45.66% for both sexes , 50.03% for males and 41.00% for females. Literacy rate is higher in urban area , it is 58.40% for both sexes , 64.20% for males , 51.90% for females which are much higher as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 42.64% for both sexes, 46.57% for males, 38.47% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 19.06, 17.03 and 21.40 percent in 2001 over 1991for both sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy is 71.46.7% in ward no 04 of Charghat paurashava and the lowest is 38.23% in Charghat union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in table T4.6 T4.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
The school attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 51.85% and for female is 46.19% .In urban area the rate is higher i.e. 57.68% for male and 54.19% for females. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e.50.33% for males and 44.27% for females. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher than their counterpart male in age groups 5-9 and 10-14 years.
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3.4.7 Urbanization: The Charghat paurashava is the only urban are of Charghat upazila. It consists of 9 wards, 20 mahallahs and occupies an area of 18.73 sq.km. The main features of paurashava are shown in the table T4.7 below: Table T4.7: Main features of Charghat Paurashava.
Mahallah Name with Geo-code.
Charghat Paurashava
Area
(Sq.km.)
House Hold Both Sexes 7451 759 288 336 87 48 787 787 828 39 369 202 218 1041 605 436 790 136 174 480 673 673 854 854 978 978 741 141 364 236
Population Male 18346 2035 665 1059 202 109 1753 1753 1884 102 805 492 485 3452 1463 1989 1912 340 449 1123 1587 1587 1868 1868 2156 2156 1699 350 830 519 Female 16466 1671 620 758 179 114 1700 1700 1825 97 840 458 430 2427 1337 1090 1819 288 397 1134 1525 1525 1804 1804 2132 2132 1563 315 754 494
Sex Ratio
Density (Per sq.km.)
Literacy Rate 58.44 55.00 42.14 67.62 48.29 36.32 52.53 52.53 55.71 63.22 67.76 46.18 40.42 71.46 60.78 80.59 67.68 69.92 55.34 71.55 66.09 66.09 48.56 48.56 47.79 47.79 53.97 55.32 51.41 57.04
Ward No 01
260- Chak Mokterpur 600- Mokterpur (West)
18.73 2.14
730-Shrkarpara 790-Sreekandi Ward No 02

600- Mokterpur (Middle)
2.12
Ward No 03 2.12 120-Askarpur 300-Gour Shaharpur 620-Muktarpur(East) 650 New Dhaka Ward No 04 2.63 060-Askorpur(East) 730-Sardah(Police T.C) Ward No 05 1.27 090-Arai sadipur 290-Charghat (North) 760-Thanapara Ward No 06 1.21 290-Charghat(South) Ward No 07 1.74 630-Miapara Ward No 08 2.63 640-Meramatpur Ward No 09 2.86 300-Chandan Shahar 330-Gopalpur 750-Pirozpur (North)
34812 3706 1285 1817 381 223 3453 3453 3709 199 1645 950 915 5879 2800 3079 3731 628 846 2257 3112 3112 3672 3672 4288 4288 3262 665 1584 1013
111 122
1859 1732
103 103
1629 1750
142
2235
105
2928
104 104 101 109
2572 2170 1630 1141
3.5 DURGAPUR UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes 2001 195.03 75.30 39 511 1 549 37 962 4.2 4.4 4.2 167 596 1991 195.03 75.30 27 731 863 26 868 5.0 5.0 5.0 137 640 42.48 79.49 41.29 (-) 14.00 (-) 12.00 (-) 16.00 21.76 3.60 6.02 3.52 (-) 1.50 (-) 1.27 (-) 1.73 1.99 Growth Rate Decadal Annual
28 Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
* Variation is due new addition
86 363 81 233 6 871 3 673 3 198 160 725 82 690 78 035 859 2 226 106 115 106 41.0 46.8 34.8 35 418 19 978 15 440 4.10 7 114 123 -
69 932 67 708 4 197 2 195 2 002 133 443 67 737 65 706 706 1 828 103 110 103 20.2 27.5 12.6 20 235 11 973 8 262 3.05 7 114 122 -
23.50 19.98 63.71 67.33 59.74 20.44 22.07 18.76 21.67 21.77 2.91 4.54 2.91 102.97 70.18 176.19 75.03 66.86 86.88 34.43
2.13 1.84 5.05 5.28 4.80 1.88 2.01 1.73 1.98 1.99 0.29 0.45 0.29 7.33 5.46 10.69 5.76 5.25 6.45 3.00
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3.5.1 Background: Durgapur is the 7th smallest upazila of Rajshahi zila in respect of population, came into existence in 1909 as thanas. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is learnt that in the past there lived a zaminder named Durganath and it is generally believed that the upazila might have derived its name from the name of that zaminder. 3.5.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 195.03 Sq.km. It is located between 24023 and 24032 north latitudes and between 88040 and 88052 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Bagmara upazila, on the east and south by Puthia upazila and on the west by Paba and Mohanpur upazilas . 3.5.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 7 unions, 114 mauzas and 123 villages. The average populations of each union, mauza village are 23942, 1470 and 1363 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas by size class of households is shown in table T5.1 below: Table T5.1: Distribution of Mauzas by Size Class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 0 39 38 19 18 No. of Mauza 1991 4 57 32 14 6 Difference (-) 4 (-) 18 (+) 6 (+) 5 (+) 12
The modal size class is 51-200 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T5.2 below: Table T5.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Village 2001 3 34 43 24 19 1991 6 43 41 23 9 Difference (-) 3 (-) 9 (+) 2 (+) 1 (+) 10
The modal size class is 751-1500 persons. 3.5.4. Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 39511 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.78% dwelling units, 0.09% institutional and 0.13% others units. Households Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.2. For rural and urban areas the sizes are 4.2 and 4.4 respectively. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling of households by type of structure is presented in table T5.3 below: Table T5.3: Main House of the of Dwelling Households by Type of Structure
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Housing condition of Durgapur upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 1.29% households live in Jhupri, 92.72%households live in kutcha houses, 3.90% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 2.10% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 16.07% households live in pucka houses, 8.91% households live in semi-pucka houses, 74.18% households live in kutcha houses and 0.84% live in Jhupri as against 1.52% in pucka , 3.69% in semi-pucka, 93.47% in kutcha and the remaining 1.32% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Durgapur upazila, 96.21% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.24% drink tap water, 0.87% drink deep tube-well water, 0.08% drink pond water and the remaining 2.60% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 25.99% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 24.90% in rural area and 52.95% in urban area. A total of 47.08% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 47.56% in rural area and 35.21% in urban area. In this upazila, 26.93%of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the seven unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 27.99% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Durgapur upazila, 68.77% of the dwelling households own and 31.23% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 60.27% in urban area as against 69.11% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 79.85% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 52.06% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 27.79% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour2.14%,business-7.74%,employment-3.01%, construction-0.45%, religious service-0.09%, rent and remittance-0.09%, transport and communication-2.81% and others-3.40%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-16.10%, construction-0.52%, rent and remittance-0.20%, religious service-0.13%, business-15.05%, non-agriculture labour-2.49% and others-5.24%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture- 80.76%, of which cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery52.69% and agriculture labour-28.07%. Other sources are non- agriculture labour-2.13%, business-7.45%, transport and communication-2.83%, employment- 2.48%, construction-0.44%, and others-3.33%. 3.5.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total Population of the upazila is 167596, of which 86363 are males and 81233 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 106 as against103 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate is 21.76% and annual growth rate is 1.99 %.The decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in table T5.4 below: Table T5.4:Decadal Growth of population : 1951- 2001
Economic Activity: In the upazila, 22.12 %of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 26.16% are not working.1.17%are looking for work, 34.89% are engaged in household work and the remaining 41.78% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-30.68%, industry- 0.12%,business-2.72%, services-0.21%, construction-0.30%, transport and communication-0.88% and others-2.82%.
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3.5.6 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy: In Durgapur upazila, it is found that 40.99% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T5.5 below: T5.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both sexes Upazila Urban Rural 2001 Male Female Both sexes 1991 Male Female Both sexes 1981* Male Female
40.99 48.86 40.65
46.84 54.65 46.49
34.78 42.17 34.47
20.20 38.10 19.60
27.50 47.60 26.80
12.60 28.00 12.10
13.5 21.2 13.3
20.6 29.7 20.4
6.3 11.8 6.3
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Durgapur upazila in 2001 is 40.99% for both sexes, 46.84% for males and 34.78% for females. Literacy rate is higher in urban area , it is 48.86% for both sexes , 54.65% for males and 42.17% for females as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 40.65% for both sexes, 46.49% for males and 34.47% for females. A remarkable increase of literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 20.79%, 19.34% and 22.18% in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes , males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 50.16% in Dharmapur union and the lowest is 36.44% in Jhaluka union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in table T5.6.

The school attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 53.6% and for female is 43.5% .In urban area the rate is higher i.e.55.3% for male and 42.0% for females. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e.53.6% for males and 43.6% for females. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years where female attendance is found higher than their counterpart male as well. 3.5.7 Urbanization: Durgapur upazila headquarters is the only urban area of the upazila. It consists of four mauzas and occupies an area of 5.69 sq.km. . The main features are shown in the table T5.7 below: Table T5.7: Main features of Durgapur Upazila Headquarters.
Mauza Name with Geo-code.
Area (Sq.km.)
House Hold Both Sexes
Population Male Female
Sex Ratio
Density (Per sq.km.)
Literacy Rate
209-Chak Sreedharpur 357-Garkhai 288-Durgapur Kalidah 925-Singa Total
1.29 1.36 1.47 1.57 5.69
282 301 462 504 1549
1288 1263 1940 2380 6871
659 678 1094 1242 3673
629 585 846 1138 3198
104 115 129 109 115
104 115 129 109 1208
27.79 43.21 65.50 49.32 40.86
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* Variation is due to new addition
2001
1991
47213 18229 56 189 7 086 49 103 5.0 5.3 5.0 279 545 143 202 136 343 37 631 19 764 17 867 241 914 123 438 118 476 592 1 534 105 111 104 42.1 43.6 40.5 54 197 28 126 26 071 13.46 9 389 398 1 9 18
472.13 182.29 40 011 1 832 38 179 5.4 5.8 5.4 217 811 110 826 106 985 10 632 5457 5175 207 179 105 369 101 810 461 1195 104 105 103 27.6 32.3 22.6 34 082 18 262 15 820 4.88 9 389 396 40.43 286.79 28.61 (-) 7.41 (-) 8.62 (-) 7.41 28.34 29.21 27.44 253.94 262.18 245.26 16.76 17.15 16.37 28.42 28.37 0.96 5.71 0.97 52.54 34.98 79.20 59.02 54.01 64.80 175.82 3.45 14.48 2.55 (-) 0.77 (-) 0.90 (-) 0.77 2.53 2.60 2.45 13.47 13.73 13.19 1.56 1.60 1.53 2.53 2.53 0.10 0.56 0.10 4.31 3.04 6.02 4.75 4.41 5.12 10.68
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3.6.1 Background: Godagari, the largest upazila of Rajshahi zila in respect of area, came into existence in 1865. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is learnt that in the long past there lived an influential washerman named Godabari. There is a general belief that the upazila might have derived its name from the name of the washerman. 3.6.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 472.13 Sq.km.0f which 0.28sq.km. is under forest. It is located between 24021 and 24036 north latitudes and between 88017 and 88033 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Tanore upazila, on the east by Paba and Boalia, on the south by the river Padma and on the west by Nowabganj sadar upazila. 3.6.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 1 Paurashava, 9 wards, 18 Mahallahs, 9 unions, 317 mauzas and 398 villages. The average population of each ward, mahallah, union, mauza and villages are 3656, 1828, 27404, 778 and 620 respectively. The distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T6.1 below: Table T6.1: Distribution of Mauzas and Mahallahs by Size of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 103 152 48 9 23 No. of Mauza /Mahallah 1991 112 149 27 12 11 Difference (-) 9 (+) 3 (+) 21 (-) 3 (+) 12
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Village 2001 133 167 66 14 18 1991 145 179 43 13 16 Difference (-) 12 (+) 12 (+) 23 (-) 1 (+) 2
The modal size class is 251-750 persons. 3.6.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 56189 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.55% dwelling units, 0.23% institutional and 0.23% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 5.00. For rural area the size is 4.9 and for urban area it is 5.3. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure is presented in table T6.3 below: Table T6.3: Main House of the Dwelling Household by Type of Structure Locality Upazila Urban Rural Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 Jhupri 5.95 4.45 6.17 Kutcha 80.60 49.67 85.06 Semi-Pucka 7.39 24.40 4.94 Pucka 6.06 21.48 3.83
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Housing condition of Godarari upazila is predominantly Kutcha. It is found in the table that 5.95% households live in Jhupri, 80.60% households live in Kutcha houses, 7.39% households live in semipucka houses and the remaining 6.06% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 21.48% households live in pucka houses, 24.40% households live in semi-pucka houses, 49.67% households live in Kutcha houses and 4.45% live in Jhupri as against 3.83% in pucka, 4.94% in semi-pucka, 85.06% in Kutcha and the remaining 6.17% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Godagari upazila, 92.39% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.71% drink tap water, 1.14% drink deep tube-well water, 0.78% drink pond water and the remaining 4.97% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 11.58% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 9.85% in rural area and 23.26% in urban area. A total of 40.99% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 38.40% in rural area and 59.16% in urban area. In this upazila, 47.43% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the nine wards and nine unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 21.99% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Godagari upazila, 42.39% of the dwelling households own and 57.61% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 42.92% in urban area as against 42.31% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 69.98% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 31.65% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 38.33% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour3.95%, business-10.87%, employment-4.61%, construction-1.15%, religious service-0.16%, rent and remittance-0.27%, transport and communication-1.99% and others-6.33%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-9.59%, construction-4.12%, rent and remittance-0.44, religious service-0.23%, business-26.02%, non-agriculture labour-6.63% and others-9.67%. In rural area the main sources of households income are cropping, livestock , forestry and fishery-33.36% and agricultural labour-41.21%. Other sources are non- agriculture labour-3.57%, business-8.70%, transport and communication-1.66%, employment-3.90%, construction-0.73%, and others-5.85%. 3.6.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001, the total Population of the upazila is 279545 out of which 143202 are male and 136343 are female. The sex ratio of the upazila is 105 as against 104 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the upazila is 28.34% and annual growth rate is 2.53.The decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in table T6.4 below: Table T6.4:Decadal Growth of population : 1951- 2001
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Economic Activity: In the upazila, 27.98% of the population are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 26.09% are not working.1.62% are looking for work, 37.89% are engaged in household work and the remaining 34.40% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture 23.95%, 0.20%, industry 0.20%, business 3.52%, services 0.19%, construction 0.65%, transport and communication 0.74% and others 5.03%. 3.6.6 Literacy and Education : Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy: In Godagari upazila, it is found that 42.1% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T6.5 below: T6.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both sexes Upazila Urban Rural 42.09 52.12 40.49 2001 Male 43.57 55.01 42.03 Female 40.54 51.14 38.91 Both sexes 27.60 31.80 27.40 1991 Male 32.30 36.40 32.10 Female 22.60 26.90 22.40 Both sexes 19.8 26.5 19.5 1981* Male 25.5 32.0 25.3 Female 13.8 20.7 13.5
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Godagari upazila in 2001 is 42.09% for both sexes, 43.57% for male and 40.54% for female. Literacy rate is higher in urban area , it is 52.77% for both sexes 55.95% for male , 49.26% for female which are much higher as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 40.49% for both sexes, 42.03% for males , 38.91% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 14.49%, 11.27% and 17.94% in 2001 over 1991for both sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 70.38% in ward no 07 of Godagari Paurashava and the lowest is 32.13% in Godagari union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years is presented in table T6.

The school attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 43.0% and for female is 40.9%. In urban area the rate is 47.6% for male and 45.4% for females. For rural area the rate is 42.3% for males and 40.2% for females. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed is age group 10-14 years where female attendance is found higher than their counterpart males. 3.6.7 Urbanization: Godagari Paurashava is the only of the upazila. It consists of 9 wards, and 18 mahallahs and 3 adjacent mauzas as other urban area which altogether occupies an area of 17.43 sq.km. of which 14.18 sq.km is under Paurashava. The main features are shown in the table T6.7.
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Table T6.7: Main features of Godagari Paurashava.

Mahallah/Mauza Name with Geo-code. Godagari Paurashava Ward No -01 060- Achua 125- Carer Math Ward No 02 600- Mahishalibari Ward No 03 615- Manderpur Ward No 04 200- Baripara 380- Khilabaripara Ward No 05 210- Bujruk Raja Rampur 360- Fazil pur 610-Ramnagar 680- Sarnangla Ward No 06 670- Sreemantapur Ward No 07 230- Bhagabantapur 490- Jotgosaidas Ward No 08 650- Sarngpur Ward No 09 380-Gangobari 410- Jahanabad 730- Sultanganj 790- Shyampur Adjacent Urban Area 329- Dumuria 545- Kanthalbaria 568- Khetar Total 3.25 0.23 0.62 2.40 17.43 Area (Sq.km) 14.18 House Hold 6129 448 352 96 866 866 722 722 771 391 380 782 215 48 400 119 665 665 486 354 132 638 638 751 280 299 102 70 957 297 350 310 7086 32906 2413 1894 519 4849 4849 3921 3921 3925 2133 1792 3987 1014 227 2065 681 3515 3515 2570 1851 719 3604 3604 4122 1363 1865 530 364 4725 1464 1778 1483 37631 Population Both Sexes Male 17280 1332 968 264 2583 2583 2006 2006 2015 1101 914 2121 510 120 1106 385 1882 1882 1340 964 376 1889 1889 2212 701 1041 192 178 2484 768 938 778 19764 Female 15626 1181 926 255 2266 2266 1915 1915 1910 1032 878 1866 504 107 959 296 1633 1633 1230 887 343 1715 1715 1910 662 824 238 186 2241 696 840 705 17867 111 2159 111 1454 116 110 109 115 114 105 105 114 111 104 2321 52.02 41.79 39.05 51.44 58.20 58.20 39.39 39.39 46.58 44.03 49.22 59.00 43.09 81.63 67.54 48.65 66.06 66.06 70.38 69.10 73.71 46.44 46.44 41.42 39.07 46.43 30.07 40.65 52.77 58.99 55.78 43.10 52.12 Sex Ratio
Density (Per .sq.km)
Literacy Rate
37 3.7 MATIHAR THANA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO (M/F) Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village City Ward City Mahallah 2001 1991 Growth Rate Decadal Annual
20.56 7.94 9 369 9 369 4.7 4.7 51 724 28 781 22 943 51 724 28 781 22 943 2 516 6514 125 125
63.55 69.16 56.37 17 049 10 026 7 023 5 20
*Figures for 1991 and growth rate are not available as the thana was created after 1991 census.
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3.7.1 Background: Matihar is a newly created thana of Rajshahi zila came out from Boalia thana within Rajshahi City Corporation. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the thana name. However, it is belived that it took its name from Matihar green where the Rajshahi University is situated. 3.7.2 Area and location: The thana occupies an area of 20.56 Sq.km.It is located between 24022 and 24026 north latitudes and between 88038 and 88040 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Paba upazila, on the east by Paba upazila, on the south by the river Padma and on the west by Boalia thana. 3.7.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The thana consists of 5 wards, 20 Mahallahs. The average population size of each ward and Mahallah are 10345 and 2586. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mahallahs by size class of households is shown in Table T7.1 below: Table T7.1: Distribution of Mahallahs by Size of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above No. of Mahallah 2001 1991 2 5 3 2 8 Difference
The modal size class is 601 & above households. 3.7.3 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the thana , there are 9369 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 96.70% dwelling units, 0.81% institutional and 2.49% others units. Household Size: Th e average household size (dwelling) for the thana is 4.7. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure is presented in table T7.3 below:
Table T7.3: Main House of the DwellingHouseholds by Type of Structure

It is found in the table that housing condition of Matihar thana is predominantly pucka. The table shows that 4.79% households live in Jhupri, 36.16% households live in kutcha houses the remaining 31.35% and 27.70% households live in semi- pucka and pucka respectively. Source of Drinking Water: In Matihar thana, 89.45% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 8.70% drink tap water, 0.83% drink deep tube-well water, 0.06% drink pond water and the remaining 0.97% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the thana, 62.43% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines 30.91% have non-sanitary latrines. In this thana, 6.67% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the five wards of the thana have been brought under Electrification Programme. However, a total of 56.78% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire thana. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In 76.49% do not own agriculture land. Matihar thana, 23.51% of the dwelling households own and
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Main Source of Household Income: In the thana , 6.22% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 1.85% cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 4.37% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour-8.53%, business-21.27%, employment-26.29%, construction -5.42%, religious service-0.13%, rent and remittance-1.24%, transport and communication-13.32% and others-15.32%. 3.7.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total Population of the thana is 51724 of which 28781 are males and 22943 are females. The sex ratio of the thana is 125 in 2001. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate as well as annual compound growth rate is not calculated as the data are not available due to creation of this thana after 1991 census. Economic Activity: In the thana, 18.57% of the population are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 44.55% are not working,3.53% are looking for work, 23.27% are engaged in household work and the remaining 28.65% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-2.57%, industry-0.60%, business-5.10%, services-0.85%, construction-1.73%, hotel0.43%, transport and communication-3.15% and others-14.09%. 3.7.4 Literacy and Education : Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy: In Matihar thana, it is found that 63.55% population aged 7 years and over are literate. The male and female literacy rates are 69.16% and56.30% respectively. In the thana, the highest literacy rate is 85.49% in ward no- 34 and the lowest i.e. 37.22% in ward no-33. . Education: School attendance of boys and girls between ages 5 to 24 years are presented in table T7.4.

Locality Upazila Urban 5-9 Years Male Female 50.1 51.4 50.1 51.4 10-14 Years Male Female 68.2 74.4 68.2 74.4 15-19 Years Male Female 59.1 52.7 59.1 52.7 20-24 Years Male Female 77.8 53.9 77.8 53.9 5-24 Years Male Female 67.3 57.6 67.3 57.6
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 67.3% and for females is 57.6%. Among various age groups highest attendance for males is observed in age group 20-24 years and for female it is found in age group 10-14 years. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 year for both male and female. Female attendance is found highest in age group 10-14 years. 3.7.6 Urbanization: Matihar is an urban thana of Rajshahi City Corporation. It consists of 5 wards and 20 mahallahs and occupies an area of 20.56 sq. km. The main features are shown in the table CO1 of this report.
40 3.8 MOHANPUR UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO (M/F) Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village* Paurashava Ward Mahallah
2001
1991
162.65 62.80 35 700 2 632 33 068 4.3 4.4 4.3 152 896 77 777 75 119 11 658 6 038 5 620 141 238 71 739 69 499 940 2 435 104 107 103 45.4 51.2 39.4 33 199 18 279 14 920 7.62 6 167 155 -
162.65 62.80 24 828 1 917 22 911 5.1 4.9 5.1 126 396 63 608 62 788 9 378 4 767 4 611 117 018 58 841 58 177 777 2 013 101 103 101 25.2 33.6 16.7 21 759 12 440 9 319 7.42 6 167 154 43.78 37.29 44.33 (-) 15.68 (-) 10.20 (-) 15.68 20.97 22.27 19.64 24.31 26.66 21.88 20.70 21.92 19.46 20.98 20.96 2.97 3.88 1.98 80.16 52.38 135.92 52.57 46.94 60.10 2.70 3.70 3.22 3.74 (-) 1.69 (-) 1.07 (-) 1.69 1.92 2.03 1.81 2.20 2.39 2.00 1.90 2.00 1.79 1.92 1.92 0.29 0.38 0.20 6.6 4.1 8.5 4.31 3.92 4.82 0.27
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3.8.1 Background: Mohanpur is the smallest upazila of Rajshahi in respect of area, came into existence in 1917 as thana. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. There is a general belief that the upazila might have derived its name from the name of mauza where its headquarters is located. 3.8.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 162.65 Sq.km. It is located between 24029 and 24038 north latitudes and between 88034 and 88043 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Manda upazila of Noagan zila ,on the east by Bagmara and Durgapur upazila, on the south by Paba upazila and on the west by Tanore upazila. 3.8.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 6 unions, 154 mauzas and 155 villages. The average population of each union, mauza and village are 25483, 993 and 986 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas by size class of households is shown in table T8.1 below: Table T8.1: Distribution of Mauzas by Size class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 8 77 48 17 4 No. of Mauza 1991 16 92 41 2 2 Difference (-) 8 (-) 15 (+) 7 (+) 15 (-) 2
The modal size class is 51-200 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2 below: Table T8.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Village 2001 13 66 47 24 5 1991 14 74 47 17 2 Difference (-) 1 (-) 8 0 (+) 7 (+) 3
The modal size class is 251-750 persons. 3.8.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 35700 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.78% dwelling units, 0.07% institutional and 0.15% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.3. For rural area the size is same i.e. 4.33 and for urban area the size is slightly higher i.e. 4.4%. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure is presented in table T8.3 below: Table T8.3: Main House of the Dwelling of Households by Type of Structure
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Housing condition of Mohanpur upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 1.53% households live in Jhupri, 92.33% households live in kutcha houses, 3.38% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 2.31% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 7.59% households live in pucka houses, 7.40% households live in semi-pucka houses, 81.74% households live in kutcha houses and 3.27% live in Jhupri as against 1.89% in pucka, 3.55% in semi-pucka, 90.17% in kutcha and the remaining 1.39% live in jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Mohanpur upazila, 96.15% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.23% drink tap water, 1.19% drink deep tube-well water, 0.58% drink pond water and the remaining 1.85% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 24.79% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 23.31% in rural area and 43.64% in urban area. A total of 47.67% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 48.29% in rural area and 39.79% in urban area. In this upazila, 27.54% of the households have no toilet facility.
Access to Electricity: All the six unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 20.74% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Mohanpur upazila, 66.72% of the dwelling households own and 33.28% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 64.10% in urban area as against 66.93% in rural area.
Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila , 73.29% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 48.91% cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 24.38% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour-2.52%, business-11.69%, employment-3.52%, construction-0.29% ,religious service-0.08% , rent and remittance0.11%, transport and communication-2.91% and others-4.55% . In urban area main sources of households income are employment-12.94%, construction-0.69%, rent and remittance-0.08%, religious service-0.04%, business-22.19% ,non agriculture labour-3.08% and others- 6.51%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture-75.05% , of which cropping , livestock , forestry and fishery-50.03% and agriculture labour-25.02%. Other sources are non- agriculture labour-2.47%, business-10.84%, transport and communication-3.01%, employment-2.78%, construction-0.25%, and others-4.40%. 3.8.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the upazila is 152896 of which 77777 are males and 75119 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 104 as against101 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the upazila is 20.99% and annual growth rate is 1.92%. The decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in T8.4 below:
Table T8.4: Decadal Growth of population : 1951- 2001

Economic Activity: In the upazila, 23.90% of the populations are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 25.88% are not working, 1.17% are looking for work, 35.74% are engaged in household work and the remaining 37.21% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-26.84%, industry-0.47%, business-4.26%, services-0.18%, construction-0.22%, transport and communication-1.02% and others-4.18%.
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3.8.5. Literacy and Education : Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy:In Mohanpur upazila it is found that 45.38% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T8.5 below: T8.5: Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
45.38 49.64 45.02
51.22 55.93 50.81
39.37 42.88 39.08
25.20 34.00 24.50
33.60 42.10 32.90
16.70 25.40 16.00
18.4 12.2 18.5
27.3 20.4 27.4
9.4 4.3 9.5
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Mohanpur upazila in 2001 is 45.38% for both sexes , 51.22% for males and 39.37% for females. Literacy rate is higher in urban area, it is 49.64% for both sexes, 55.93% for males, 42.81% for females as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 45.02% for both sexes, 50.81% for males, 39.08% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 20.18, 17.62 and 22.67 percent point in 2001 over 1991 for sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is. 49.84% in Bakshimail union and the lowest is 42.23% in Ghashigram union. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in Table T8.6. T8.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
Locality Upazila Urban Rural 5-9 Years Male Female 55.4 55.5 61.0 59.6 55.0 55.2 10-14 Years Male Female 74.3 79.7 75.6 80.5 74.2 79.6 15-19 Years Male Female 51.5 36.0 58.5 39.8 50.8 35.6 20-24 Years Male Female 20.7 5.1 23.3 9.5 20.4 4.7 5-24 Years Male Female 53.4 43.4 57.9 47.0 53.1 4321
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 53.4% and for females is 43.4%. In urban area the rate is higher i.e. 61.0% for males and 59.6% for females. On the other hand, the rates for rural area is slightly lower i.e. 55.0% for males and 55.2% for females. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years for both males females. 3.8.7 Urbanization: Mohanpur upazila headquarters is the only urban area of the upazila. It consists of 7 mauzas and occupies an area of 9.52 sq.km.The main features are shown in the table T8.7 below: Table T8.7: Main features of Mohanpur Upazila Headqurter
Mauza Name with Geo-code. 059- Bakshinail 077- Baraikari 142- Bhaturia 714-Mohanpur 887- Saipara 065- Baksail 083- Barail Total Area (Sq.km) 1.63 0.65 0.97 0.57 2.74 1.80 1.16 9.25 House Hold 416 184 368 268 705 507 184 2632 Population Both Sexes 1803 796 1616 1202 3029 2313 899 11658 Male 951 422 851 639 1560 1166 449 6038 Femal 852 374 765 563 1469 1147 450 5620 Sex Ratio 112 113 111 113 106 102 100 1072 Density (Per sq.km.) 1106 1225 1666 2109 1086 1285 775 1225
Literay Rate
52.80 53.34 57.38 69.95 46.32 33.69 49.08 49.64
44 3.9 PABA UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
2001
1991
280.42 108.27 58200 58200 4.5 4.5 262 251 136 794 125 457 262 251 136 794 125 457 935 2 422 109 109 43.62 46.82 40.13 54 241 29 427 24 814 100.00 9 186 269 -
280.42 108.27 40000 40000 5.3 5.3 213 379 110 320 103 059 213 379 110 320 103 059 761 1 971 107 107 25.07 30.74 18.93 32 491 18 110 14 381 100.00 9 186 261 45.50 45.50 (-) 15.09 (-) 15.09 22.90 24.00 21.73 22..90 24.00 21.73 22.86 22.88 1.87 1.87 74.00 52.31 112.00 66.94 62.49 72.55 3.82 3.82
(-) 1.62 (-) 1.62 2.08 2.17 1.99 2.08 2.17 1.99 2.08 2.08 0.19 0.19 5.68 4.30 7.80 5.26 4.97 5.61
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3.9.1 Background: Paba, the neighburing upazila of Rajshahi City Corporation, is the forth largest upazila in respect of area came into existence in 1949. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. 3.9.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 280.42 Sq.km.of which 0.04 sq. km. is under forest. It is located between 24018 and 24031 north latitudes and between 88028 and 88043 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Mohanpur and Tanore upazila,on the east by Durgapur and Puthia upazila, on the south by the Charghat and Boalia upazila and on the west by Godagari upazila. 3.9.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 9 unions, 173 mauzas and 269 villages. The average population of each union, mauza and village are 29139, 1516 and 975 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas by size class of households is shown in table T9.1 below: Table T9.1: Distribution of Mauzas by Size class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 8 51 68 25 21 No. of Mauza 1991 15 77 56 13 8 Difference (-) 7 (-) 26 (+) 12 (+) 12 (+) 13
The modal size class is 201- 400 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T2 below: Table T9.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population.
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Village 2001 24 107 93 33 12 1991 36 119 72 27 7 Difference (-) 12 (-) 12 (+) 21 (+) 6 (+) 5
The modal size class is 251-750 persons. Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 58200 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.47% dwelling units, 0.18% institutional and 0.35% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.5. This upazila is urban area. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T9.3 below:
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Housing condition of Paba upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 5.59% households live in Jhupri, 71.64% households live in kucha houses, 12.91% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 9.46% house -holds live in pucka houses in the upazila.
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Source of Drinking Water: In Paba upazila, 95.94% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.78% drink tap water, 0.75% drink deep tube-well water, 0.20% drink pond water and the remaining 2.33% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 21.53% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines and non-sanitary latrines with 47.76% . In this upazila, 30.72% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the nine unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 31.76% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Paba upazila, 49.86% of the dwelling households own agricultural land and 50.14% do not own agriculture land. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 54.68% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 28.12% cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 26.56% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour-4.81%, business-14.64%, employment-8.30%, construction- 2.37%, religious service-0.16%, rent and remittance0.20%, transport and communication-6.42% and others-7.28%. 3.9.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the upazila is 262251, of which 136794 are males and 125457 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 109. Growth Rate The decadal population growth rate of the upazila is 22.90% and annual growth rate is 1.08%. The decadal growth rates over the last half-century are shown in T9.4 below: Table T9.4: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001
Economic Activity: In the upazila,23.89% of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over, 27.54% are not working, 1.83% are looking for work, 33.61% are engaged in household work and the remaining 37.02% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-21.18%, industry-0.59%, business-4.72%, services-0.54%, construction-1.49% , transport and communication-2.12% and others-6.16% . 3.9.6 Literacy and Education : In Paba upazila it is found that 43.62% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T9.5 below: T9.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
Locality Both sexes Upazila Urban 2001 Male Female Both sexes 1991 Male Female Both sexes 1981* Male Female
43.62 43.62
46.8 2 46.8 2
40.13 40.13
25.10 25.10
30.70 30.70
18.90 18.90
16.6 16.6
20.8 20.8
4.2 4.2
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Paba upazila in 2001 is 43.62% for both sexes, 46.82% for males and 40.13% for females. A tremendous increase in the literacy rate is observed over the decades. There found an increase of 18.12 and 2123 percent point in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes, males and females respectively. The highest literacy rate is 50.96% in Noahata union and the lowest is 36.92% in Parila union.
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Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years is presented in table T9.6. T9.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 48.3% and for females is 43.0%. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher than their counterpart male is age groups 5-9 and 10-14 years. Among various age groups the highest attendance is observation age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher than their counterpoint male in age groups 5-9 years and 10-14 years. 3.9.7 Urbanization: The entire Paba upazila is other urban area. It consists of nine unions and occupies an area of 280.42 sq. km. The main features have been shown in table C01 of this report.
48 3.10 PUTHIA UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 2001 1991 Growth Rate Decadal Annual
1. AREA In Sq.Km. 192.64 In Sq.Mile 74.38 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila 42 316 Urban 2 872 Rural 39 444 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling Household) Upazila 4.5 Urban 4.5 Rural 4.5 4. POPULATION Both Sexes 188 864 Male 97 810 Female 91 054 Urban Both Sexes 12 976 Male 6 775 Female 6 201 Rural Both Sexes 175 888 Male 91 035 Female 84 853 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. 980 Per Sq. Mile 2 539 6. SEX RATIO Upazila 107 Urban 109 Rural 107 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. 45.30 Male 49.92 Female 40.35 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes 38 305 Male 20 693 Female 17 612 6.87 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union 6 Mauza 128 Village* 184 Paurashava Ward Mahallah * Variation is due to new addition
192.64 74.38 30 484 1 691 28 793 5.2 5.1 5.2 159 405 81 552 77 853 8 724 4 591 4 133 150 681 76 961 73 720 827 2 143 105 111 104 25.50 32.60 18.00 26 517 14 979 11 538 5.47 6 128 183 38.81 69.84 36.99 (-) 13.46 (-) 11.76 (-) 13.46 18.48 19.94 16.96 48.74 47.57 50.03 16.73 18.29 15.10 18.50 18.48 1.90 1.80 2.88 77.65 53.13 124.17 44.45 38.15 52.64 25.59 3.33 5.44 3.20 (-) 1.44 (-) 1.24 (-) 1.44 1.71 1.83 1.58 4.05 3.97 4.14 1.56 1.69 1.42 1.71 1.71 0.19 (-) 0.18 0.28 5.91 4.35 8.41 3.75 3.28 4.32 2.31
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3.10.1 Background: Puthia, one of the oldest upazila of Rajshahi zila, came into existence on the 12th march, 1869 as thana. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. There is a hearsay that the original name of the place was Momenabad but Zaminder Bathshoracharjya renamed it as Puthia after the name of his favourite maidservant Puthia. 3.10.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 192.64 Sq.km. It is located between 24020 and 24031 north latitudes and between 88042 and 88056 ` east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Bagmara upazila, on the east by Natore Sadar upazila, on the south by the Charghat upazila and on the west by Durgapur and Paba upazila. 3.10.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 6 unions, 132 mauzas and 184 villages. The average population of each union, mauza and village are 31477, 1431and 1026 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas by size class of households is shown in table T10.1 below:
Table T10.1: Distribution of Mauza by Size class of Household Size Class Household No. of Mauza 2001 1991 RV1 1-50 7 12 RV2 51-200 59 60 RV3 201-400 30 34 RV4 401-600 17 15 RV5 601 & above 19 6 Difference (-) 5 (-) 1 (-) 4 (+) 2 (+) 13
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Village 2001 11 79 53 26 15 1991 19 81 57 18 8 Difference (-) (-) (-) (+) (+) 8 2 4 8 7
The modal size class is 251-750 persons. 3.10.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 42316 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.69% dwelling units, 0.13% institutional and 0.18% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.5. The sizes of rural as well as urban area are also same i.e.4.5. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T10.3 below: Table T10.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure
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It is found in the table that Housing condition of Puthia upazila is predominantly kutcha. The table shows 7.30% households live in Jhupri, 77.60% households live in kutcha houses, 11.30% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 3.80% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area 17.82% households live in pucka houses, 24.10% households live in semi-pucka houses, 53.08% households live in kutcha houses and 5.00% live in Jhupri as against 2.79% in pucka, 10.39% in semi-pucka, 79.36% in kutcha and the remaining 7.46% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water: In Puthia upazila, 96.35% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 0.40% drink tap water, 0.48% drink deep tube-well water, 0.14% drink pond water and the remaining 2.63% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 28.34% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 26.21% in rural area and 58.04% in urban area. A total of 44.36% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 45.60% in rural area and 27.04% in urban area. In this upazila, 27.30% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the 6 unions of the upazila have been brought under. Electrification Programme. However, a total of 29.30% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Puthia upazila, 58.30% of the dwelling households own agriculture land and 41.70% do not own agriculture land. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 44.97% in urban area as against 59.26% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila,67.11% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 37.26% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 29.85% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour2.88%, business-12.97%, employment-4.80%, construction-0.77%, religious service-0.13%, rent and remittance-0.35%, transport and communication-4.24% and others-5.68%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-19.14%, construction-1.28%, rent and remittance-1.21%, religious service-0.32%, transport and communication-4.96%, business-25.76%, non agriculture labour-6.52% and others-7.09%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture-69.62%, of which cropping , livestock , forestry and fishery-38.86% and agriculture labour-30.76% . Other sources are nonagriculture labour-2.60%, business-12.05%, transport and communication-4.19%, employment-3.77%, industry-0.62%, construction-0.74%, and others-5.58% 3.10.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the upazila is 188864 of which 97810 are males and 91054 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 107 as against 105 in 1991. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate of the upazila is 18.48% and annual growth rate is 1.71.The decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in T10.4 below: Table T10.4:Decadal Growth of population : 1951- 2001
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Economic Activity: In the upazila, 22.71% of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 26.61% are not working.1.42% are looking for work, 33.66% are engaged in household work and the remaining 38.31% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-26.21%, industry- 0.37%, business-4.46%, services-0.35%, construction-0.47%, transport and communication-1.43% and others-4.85% . 3.10.6 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education is furnished bellow: Literacy: In Puthia upazila, it is found that 45.3% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T10.5 below: T10.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001
45.30 55.37 44.54
49.90 60.14 49.15
40.30 50.17 39.62
25.50 48.00 24.20
32.60 55.40 31.20
18.00 39.60 16.80
16.4 33.1 15.7
23.3 39.8 22.7
9.0 25.3 8.4
* Literacy rate and 1981 is calculated for populations 5 years and above.
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Puthia upazila in 2001 is 45.3% for both sexes, 49.90% for males and 40.30% for females. Literacy rate is higher in urban area, it is 55.30% for both sexes, 60.14% for males, 50.17% for females as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 44.54% for both sexes, 49.15% for males, 39.62% for females. There shows an increase of 19.80%, 17.30% and 22.3% in 2001 over 1991 for sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 48.70% in Baneshwar union and the lowest is 38.8% in Silmaria union.
Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in table T10.6. T10.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 47.9% and for females is 42.7%. In urban area the rate is higher i.e. 53.7% for males and 46.4% for females. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e. 47.5% for males and 42.4% for females. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher in age group 10-14 years and in age group 5-9 for the upazila and rural areas as well. 1.10.7 Urbanization: Puthia upazila head quarter is only urban area of the upazila. It consists of 6 mauza and occupies an area of 7.63 sq. km. The main features are shown in the table T7 below: Table T10.7: Main features of Puthia Upazila Headquaters.
Mauza Name with Geo-code. 054-Baneshwar 575-Kanthalbaria 614-Krishnapur 777- Puthia 559- Kaonrajaor 800-Ratal Total Area (Sq.km) 0.73 2.62 1.51 0.37 0.98 1.62 7.83 House Hold 576 849 549 378 168 352 2872 3091 3525 2444 1760 633 1523 12976 Population Both Sexes Male 1673 1833 1246 916 330 777 6775 Femal 1418 1692 1198 844 303 746 6201 118 108 104 109 109 104 109 4234 1345 1619 4757 646 940 1657 60.69 59.43 51.57 72.95 30.28 30.53 55.37 Sex Ratio Density (Per. sq.km)
Literacy Rate
52 3.11 RAJPARA THANA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village City Ward City Mahallah 2001 1991 Growth Rate Decadal Annual -
25.19 9.72 23545 23545 4.8 4.8 121 076 64 398 56 678 121 076 64 398 56 678 4 807 12 456 114 114 69.70 72.81 66.16 31 126 16 826 14 300 100.00 10 46
*Figures are not available for 1991 as Rajpara thana was created after 1991 census
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3.11.1 Background: Rajpara is an urban thana within Rajshahi City Corporation. It came into existence after 91 census. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the thana name. There is a general belief that the thana name has been derived from the name of the mauza where its establishment is located. 3.11.2 Area and location: The thana occupies an area of 25.19 Sq.km. It is located between 24022 and 24024north latitudes and between 88032 and 88035 east longitudes. The thana is bounded on the north by Shah Makhdum, on the east by Boalia, on the south by the river Padma and on the west by Paba upazila. 3.11.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The thana consists of 10 wards and 46 Mahallahs. The average population of each ward and mahallah are 12108 and 2632 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T11.1 below:
Table T11.1: Distribution of Mahallahs by Size class of Household

Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 0 14 11 8 13 No. of Mauza /Mahallah 1991 Difference
The modal size class is 51-200 households.
3.11.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the thana, there are 23545 households. Distribution of
households by type shows that there are 96.73 % dwelling units, 1.33% institutional and 1.94% others units. Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.8. Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T11.3 below: Table T11.3: Main House of the Dwelling of Households by Type of Structure
Locality Upazila Urban Total 100.00 100.00 Jhupri 8.04 8.04 Kucha 46.12 15.12 Semi-Pucka 3.36 3.36 Pucka 42.48 42.48
It is found in the table that housing condition of Rajpara thana is predominantly Pucka. The table also shows that 8.04% households live in Jhupri, 46.12% households live in kutcha houses, 3.36% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 42.48% households live in pucka houses.
Source of Drinking Water: In Rajpara thana, 86.24% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 11.88% drink tap water, 0.57% drink deep tube-well water, 0.05% drink pond water and the remaining 1.26% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the thana, 77.34% of dwelling households have sanitary and 19.20% have non-sanitary latrines. A total of 3.46% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the 10 wards of the thana have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 74% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire thana. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Rajpara thana, 40.20% of the dwelling households own agriculture land and 59.80% do not own.
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Main Source of Household Income: In the thana , 5.62% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 3.53% cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 2.09% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour-3.46%, business-24.65%, employment-38.76%, construction-4.23%, religious service-0.14%, rent and remittance-1.52%, transport and communication-8.03% and others-11.72%. 3.11.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the thana is 121076 of which 64398 are males and 56678 are females. The sex ratio of the thana is 114. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate as well as annual growth rate is not calculated, as the data are not available due to creation of this thana after 1991 census. Economic Activity: In the thana, 19.02% of the population are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 36.97% are not working, 2.93%are looking for work, 25.68% are engaged in household work and the remaining 34.42% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-5.30%, industry-0.33% ,business-6.86%, services-1.42%, construction-1.83% , transport and communication-2.40% and others-15.79%. 3.11.6 Literacy and Education :Literacy and education are furnished below: Literacy: In Rajpara thana, it is found that 69.70% population aged 7 years and over are literate. The male and female literacy rates are 72.81% and 66.16% respectively. in the thana. The highest literacy rate is 85.20% in ward no-08 and the lowest is 56.72% in ward no-02. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between 5to 24 years is presented in table11.5. T11.3: School attendance by sex and locality.
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 60.0 and for females is 52.1. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher than their counterpart males in age group 5-9 years in this upazila. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher in age groups 5-9 and 10-14 years. 3.11.7 Urbanization: The entire Rajpara thana is an urban area within Rajshahi City Corporation. It consists of 10 wards, 46 mahallahs and occupies an area of 25.19 km. The main features are shown in the table CO1 of this report.
55 3.12 SHAH MAKHDUM THANA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban 3. HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes. Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO (M/F) Upazila Urban 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT Union Mauza Village City Ward City Mahallah 2001 1991 Growth Rate Decadal Annual
12.87 4.78 5 262 5 262 4.5 4.5 24 300 13 116 11 184 24 300 13 116 11 184 1 964 5 084 117 117 63.86 67.59 59.40 6155 3 524 2 631 100.00 3 22
Figures are not available for 1991 as Shah Makhdum thana was created after 1991 census.
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3.12.1 Background: Shah Makhdum thana is the smallest of all the upazilas and thanas of Rajshahi zila.It is within Rajshahi City Corporation. It came into existence after 1991 census as thana. There is a general belief that the thana name has been derived from the name of Hazrat Shah Makhdum (R), the famous saint who is burried here and a tomb is built at Dargapara in Rajshahi city on the bank of the river Padma.. 3.12.2 Area and location: The thana occupies an area of 13.37 Sq.km. It is located between 24023 and 24026north latitudes and between 88035and 88037east longitudes. The thana is bounded on the north by Paba upazila, on the east by Paba upazila, on the south by Boalia thana and on the west by Paba upazila. 3.12.3 Union-Ward, Mauza- Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The thana consists of 3 wards and 22 Mahallahs. The average population of each ward and mahallah are 8100 and 1105 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T12.1 below: Table T12.1: Distribution of Mahallahs by Size class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above No. of Mahallah 2001 1991 1 8 10 3 0 Difference
The modal size class is 201-400 households. 3.12.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the thana, there are 5262 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 96.92% dwelling units, 2.01% institutional and 1.06% others units.
Household Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the thana is 4.5.
Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of the dwelling households by type of structure are presented in table T12.2 below: Table T12.2: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure
Locality Upazila Urban Rural Total 100.00 100.00 Jhupri 9.50 9.50 Kutcha 19.89 19.89 Semi-Pucka 35.82 35.82 Pucka 34.79 34.79 -
Housing condition of Shah Makhdum thana is predominantly pucka and semi-pucka. It is found in the table that 9.50% households live in Jhupri, 19.89% households live in kutcha houses, 35.82% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 34.79% households live in pucka houses in the thana. Source of Drinking Water: In Shah Makhdum thana 89.20% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 8.06% drink tap water, 0.99% drink deep tube-well water, and the remaining 1.80% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the thana, 64.53% of dwelling households have sanitary and 23.45% households have non sanitary latrines. Only 12.02% households have no latrine. Access to Electricity: All the 3 wards of the thana have been brought under Electrification Programme. However, a total of 55.37% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire thana.
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Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Shah Makhdum thana, 37.29% of the dwelling households own agriculture land and 62.71% do not own. Main Source of Household Income: In the thana , 18.41% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 8.86% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 9.55% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour4.04%,business-17.75%,employment-33.76%, construction-2.96%, religious service-0.25%, rent and remittance-0.51%, industry-1.82%, transport and communication-9.76% and others-10.20%. 3.12.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total population of the thana is 24300 of which 13116 are males and 11184 are females. The sex ratio of the thana is 117. Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate as well as annual growth rate is not calculated as the data are not available due to creation of this thana after 1991 census. Economic Activity: In the thana, 20.81% of the population are below 10 years of age . Among the population of age 10 years and over 33.12% are not working, 1.55% are looking for work, 27.68% are engaged in household work and the remaining 37.65% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-7.69%, industry-1.92% ,business-6.11%, services-0.49%, construction-1.52% , transport and communication-2.60% and others-16.86%. 3.12.6 Literacy and Education : Information on literacy and education are furnished below: Literacy : In Shah Makhdum thana, it is found that 63.86% population aged 7 years and over are literate. The highest literacy rate is 81.29% in ward no-19 and the lowest is 58.47% in ward no-18. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in table T12.3.

Locality
Upazila Urban
5-9 Years Male Female 58.2 55.6 58.2 55.6
5-24 Years Female Male 58.5 50.0 58.58 50.0
School attendance of the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 58.5% and females is 50.0%. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years whos female attndance is found hihger than their counterpart males. Among various age groups highest attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years where female attendance is found higher than their male counterpart. 3.12.7 Urbanization: The entire Shah Makhdum thana is urban area within Rajshahi City Corporation. It consists of 3 wards and 22 mahallahs and occupies an area of 12.87 km. The main features are shown in the table CO1 of this report.
58 3.13 TANORE UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE Items 1. AREA In Sq.Km. In Sq.Mile 2. HOUSEHOLD Upazila Urban Rural 3.HOUSEHOLD SIZE (Dwelling) Upazila Urban Rural 4. POPULATION Both Sexes Male Female Urban Both Sexes Male Female Rural Both Sexes Male Female 5. DENSITY Per Sq.Km. Per Sq. Mile 6. SEX RATIO Upazila Urban Rural 7. LITERACY (7 Years & Over) Both Sexes. Male Female 8. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (5 to Years ) Both Sexes Male Female 9.URBAN POPULATION (%) 10.GEOGRAPHIC UNIT* Union Mauza Village Paurashava Ward Mahallah
2001
1991
295.39 114.05 39 687 7 438 32 249 4.4 4.4 4.4 173 495 87 848 85 647 31 945 16 759 15 186 141 550 71 089 70 461 587 1 521 103 110 101 45.4 50.1 40.6 38 956 20 815 18 141 18.41 6 211 184 1 9 26
295.39 114.05 27 437 1 865 25 572 5.0 5.0 5.0 138 015 68 949 69 066 9 260 4 713 4 547 128 755 64 236 64 519 467 1 210 100 104 100 28.0 35.6 20.5 22 412 12 338 10 074 6.71 6 211 207 44.65 298.82 26.12 (-) 12.00 (-) 12.00 (-) 12.00 25.71 27.41 24.01 244.98 255.59 233.98 9.94 10.67 9.21 25.70 25.70 3.00 5.77 1.00 61.96 40.59 97.96 73.82 68.71 80.08 174.37 3.76 14.84 2.35 (-) 1.27 (-) 1.27 (-) 1.27 2.31 2.45 2.18 13.18 13.52 12.82 0.95 1.02 0.88 2.31 2.31 0.29 0.56 0.01 4.94 3.47 7.07 5.68 5.37 6.06 10.61
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3.13.1 Background: Tanore, the third largest upazila of Rajshahi zila in respect of area, came into existence in 1869 as thana. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. There is a general belief that the upazila might have derived its name from the mauza where its headquarters is located. 3.13.2 Area and location: The upazila occupies an area of 295.39 Sq.km. It is located between 24029 and 24043 north latitudes and between 88024 and 88038 east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Niamatpur and Manda upazilas of Noagaon zila, on the south by Paba and Godagari upazilas, on the east by Manda upazila of Noagaon zila and on the west by Nachole upazila and Nawabganj sadar upazilas of Nawabgonj zila, 3.13.3 Union-Ward, Mauza-Mahallah and Village Characteristics: The upazila consists of 1 Paurashava, 9 wards, 26 mahallahs, 6 unions, 171 mauzas, and 184 villages. The average population of each ward, mahallah, union, mauza and villages are 3215, 1113, 24093, 845 and 786 respectively. Mauza-Mahallah Distribution: The distribution of mauzas and mahallahs by size class of households is shown in table T13.1 below: Table T13.1: Distribution of Mauzas / Mahallahs by Size class of Household
Size Class RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 RV5 Household 1-50 51-200 201-400 401-600 601 & above 2001 21 100 53 19 4 No. of Mauza /Mahallah 1991 31 116 39 4 2 Difference (-) 10 (-) 16 (+) 14 (+) 15 (+) 2
The modal size class is 51-200 households. Village Distribution: The distribution of villages by size class of population is shown in table T13.2 below: Table T13.2: Distribution of Villages by Size Class of Population
Size Class V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Population Up to 250 251-750 751-1500 1501-2500 2501 & above No. of Villages. 2001 1991 29 42 80 99 55 47 16 16 4 3 Difference (-) 13 (-) 19 (+) 8 0 + 1
The modal size class is 251-750 persons. 3.13.4 Housing and Household Characteristics: In the upazila, there are 39687 households. Distribution of households by type shows that there are 99.04% dwelling units, 0.37% institutional and 0.59% others units. Housaehold Size: The average household size (dwelling) for the upazila is 4.4. For rural area the size is 4.4 and for urban areas the size is 4.2. . Housing: Percentage distribution of main house of dwelling the households by type of structure are presented in table T13.3 below: Table T13.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure
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Housing condition of Tanore upazila is predominantly kutcha. It is found in the table that 1.39% households live in Jhupri, 97.15% households live in kutcha houses, 0.72% households live in semi-pucka houses and the remaining 0.75% households live in pucka houses in the upazila. Housing condition of urban area is better. In urban area2.64% households live in pucka houses, 1.95% households live in semipucka houses, 93.97% households live in kutcha houses and 1.44% live in Jhupri as against 0.31% in pucka, 0.43% in semi-pucka, 97.87% in kutcha and the remaining 1.37% live in Jhupri respectively in rural area. Source of Drinking Water In Tanore upazila, 94.90% dwelling households drink tube-well water, 1.40% drink tap water, 1.12% drink deep tube-well water, 0.39% drink pond water and the remaining 2.18% dwelling households drink water from other sources. Sanitation: In the upazila, 13.01% of dwelling households have sanitary latrines with 10.44% in rural area and 24.44% in urban area. A total of 29.30% of the households have non-sanitary latrines with 28.96% in rural area and 30.79% in urban area. In this upazila, 57.69% of the households have no toilet facility. Access to Electricity: All the 6 unions of the upazila have been brought under Rural Electrification Programme. However, a total of 22.26% of the dwelling households reported to have electricity connection in the entire upazila. Ownership of Agriculture Land: In Tanore upazila, 51.37% of the dwelling households own agriculture land. and 48.63% do not own. Percentage of ownership of agriculture land is 48.80% in urban area as against 51.95% in rural area. Main Source of Household Income: In the upazila, 78.35% of the dwelling households depend on agriculture as the main source of household income with 39.59% on cropping, livestock, forestry and fishery and 38.76% as agriculture labour. Other sources of household income are non-agriculture labour2.53%, business-7.66%, employment-3.22%, construction-0.37% , religious service-0.14%, rent and remittance-0.11%, transport and communication-1.58% and others-5.40%. In urban area main sources of households income are employment-6.47%, construction-0.89%, rent and remittance-1.30%, religious service-0.14%, transport and communication-2.58%, business-13.02% non- agriculture labour-2.78% and others-5.07%. In rural area the main sources of households income are agriculture-80.82%, of which cropping , livestock , forestry and fishery-41.47% and agriculture labour-39.35%. Other sources are nonagriculture labour-2.47%, business-6.46%, transport and communication-1.36%, employment-2.48%, construction-0.26%, and others-5.48%. 3.13.5 Population Characteristics: According to the population census 2001 the total Population of the upazila is 173495 of which 87848 are males and 85647 are females. The sex ratio of the upazila is 103 as against 100 in 1991.
Growth Rate: The decadal population growth rate is 25.71 and annual growth rate is 2.31. decadal growth rates over the last half century are shown in table T13.4 below: Table T13.4:Decadal Growth of Population : 1951- 2001
The
27.6 55.6 22.8 22.7 25.7
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Economic Activity: In the upazila, 25.62% of the populations are below 10 years of age. Among the population of age 10 years and over 30.14% are not working, 1.60% are looking for work, 34.08% are engaged in household work and the remaining 34.18% are working. The distribution of working people shows agriculture-26.59%, industry- 0.19%, business-2.79%, services-0.32%, construction-0.34%, transport and communication-0.56% and others-3.30% . 3.13.5 Literacy and Education: Information on literacy and education are furnished below: Literacy: In Tanore upazila, it is found that 45.3% population aged 7 years and over are literate. Literacy rates by sex and locality of three consecutive censuses are shown in table T13.5 below:
T13.5 : Literacy Rate by Sex and Locality, 1981-2001

45.3 53.4 44.3
50.0 56.6 48.8
40.5 50.0 39.9
28.0 36.5 27.4
35.6 45.3 34.9
20.5 27.2 20.0
20.1 25.8 19.8
28.6 36.6 28.2
11.7 14.3 11.6
The above table shows that the literacy rate of Tanore upazila in 2001 is 45.3% for both sexes , 50.0% for males and 40.5% for females. Literacy rate is higher in urban area. It is 53.4% for both sexes, 56.6% for males, 50.0% for females as compared to the corresponding rates in rural area of 44.3% for both sexes, 48.8% for males, and 39.9% for females. A remarkable increase of the literacy rate is observed over the decades. There shows an increase of 17.3, 14.4 and 20.0 percent point in 2001 over 1991 for both sexes, males and females respectively. In the upazila, the highest literacy rate is 55.7% in ward no 05 and the lowest is 38.0% in ward no 07. Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 5 to 24 years are presented in table T13.6. T13.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality
School attendance at the age group 5 to 24 years for males is 53.2% and for females is 45.6%. In urban area the rate is higher i.e. 53.1% for males and 46.1 for females. For rural area the rate is slightly lower i.e. 53.3% for males and 43.4% for females. Among various age groups highest school attendance is observed in age group 10-14 years. Female attendance is found higher in the upazila in age groups 5-9 and 10-14 years. 3.13.7 Urbanization: Tanore Paurashava is the only urban area of the upazila. It consists of 9 wards and 26 mahallahs and adjoining one mauza as other urban area .It occupies an area of 27.97 Sq. km. of which 24.91 sq. km. is under Paurashava. The main features are shown in table T13.7.
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Table T13.7: Main Features of Tanore Paurashava.

Mauza and Mahallah Name with Geo-code. Tanore Paurashava Ward No-01 180-Belpukur 310-Horideb pur 660-Shamspur Ward No-02 290-Gokul 750-Talonda Ward No-03 210-Chapra 250-Dhantair 600-Mathura Ward No-04 400-Gubir para 670-Sindukai 790-Tanore purba Ward No-05 300-Golla para 655-Pashim Tanore Ward No-06 080- Amsu 600- Mathura pur 710-Tatir para Ward No-07 220Chanpur
668- Raytan BazeAkchha
Area (Sq.km) 24.91 1.72
House Hold Both Sexes 6884 550 145 248 157 1044 415 629 692 312 220 160 979 222 180 577 916 502 414 825 380 339 106 607 83 343 181 549 37 55 128 222 107 722 336 386 554 554 7438 28936 2507 577 1151 779 4503 1830 2673 2982 1332 976 674 4220 974 774 2472 3942 2184 1758 3366 1563 1385 418 2397 287 1380 730 2248 137 206 593 862 450 2771 1243 1528 3009 3009 31945
Population Male 15192 1297 291 596 410 2396 929 1467 1542 668 514 360 2179 496 406 1277 2123 1163 960 1785 810 745 230 1263 153 720 390 1193 71 108 320 451 343 1414 662 752 1567 1567 16759 Female 13744 1210 286 555 369 2107 901 1206 1440 664 462 314 2041 478 368 1195 1819 1021 798 1581 753 640 188 1134 134 660 340 1055 66 98 273 411 207 1357 581 776 1442 1442 15186
Sex Ratio
Density (Per Sq. km.) 1162 1458
Literacy Rate 49.13 52.44 45.49 56.64 51.07 55.54 41.20 64.71 45.14 47.83 38.38 49.55 49.97 33.85 50.99 56.20 55.71 60.82 49.20 46.60 51.94 41.66 42.98 36.96 44.73 34.90 41.24 52.18 72.07 41.32 46.82 46.12 69.29 39.12 40.44 38.04 53.47 53.47 53.47
110 107
3.56
114
1265
4.12
107
724
2.44
107
1730
0.89
117
4429
3.61
113
932
2.56
111
936
960- Jiol Ward No-08 107- Baje Barshow 190-Bhatranda 195- Bhadra Khanda 200-Buruz
828-Purba Ratan Barshow
2.49
113
903
Ward No-09 590- Masinda

877-Paschim Ratan Barshow Adjoining Other Urban Area
3.52
104
787
882- Sadipur Total
3.06 27.97
109 109 110
983 983 1143

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3.1 BAGHA UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Growth Rate Decadal Annual

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Table T1.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Table T1.4: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001

41.83 48.22 40.86

45.66 52.44 44.62

37.66 43.68 36.83

26.2 33.3 26.0

32.1 40.3 31.8

19.9 25.4 19.7

*Literacy rate in 1981 is calculated for population 5 years and above.

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

5077 824 274 140 30 184 196

481 481 563 255 302 6

Ward no 05 770- Gaonpare Uttar

617 384 233

583 54 59 118 54 298

451 306 62 83 470 89 381

3.2 BAGMARA UPAZILA

CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Growth Rate Decadal Annual

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

The modal size class is 51-200 households.

The modal size class is 251-750 persons.

Table T2.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Table T2.4: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

*Literacy rate in 1981 is calculated for population 5 years and above.

T2.6: School Attendance by Sex and Locality

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Table T2.7: Main features of Bhawaniganj Paurashava and Taherpur Paurashava

Density (Per sq.km)

108 110 108 112

126 110 101

2993 1489 1420

106 99 104 106 100 109 111 106

1552 3136 6076 3757 1711 1776 1089 1034

107 107 107 107

709 872 872 1303

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Growth Rate Decadal Annual

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

27.4 63.5 185.5 15.6 34.8

*Literacy rate in 1981 is calculated for population 5 years and above.

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

T3.5: School Attendance by Sex and Locality

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

3.4 CHARGHAT UPAZILA CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Growth Rate Decadal Annual

.......................Community Series: Rajshahi......................

Table T4.1: Distribution of Mauzas and Mahallahs by Size of Household

Table T4.3: Main House of the Dwelling Households by Type of Structure

Table T4.4: Decadal Growth of population: 1951- 2001

25.3 63.8 25.5 22.4 12.2

45.66 58.40 42.64

50.03 64.20 46.57

41.00 51.90 38.47