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Ishwardi Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Pabna District

Area
  
246.9 km²

Division
  
Rajshahi Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

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Website
  
Official Map of Ishwardi

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

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Geography

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

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

Demographics

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

Administration

Ishwardi has 10 unions, 143 mauzas and 113 villages.

Unions

1) Shahapur Union

Chairman: Motlebur Rahman Minhaz Fokir

Villages:

  • Chor Shahapur
  • Shahapur
  • Mohadebpur
  • Gaugoil
  • Kodimpara
  • Tillokpur
  • Digha
  • Gorgory
  • Rohimpur
  • Babulchora
  • Aotapara
  • Chor Gorgory
  • New Chor Gorgory
  • Basherbada

    • 2) Lokkhikunda Union

    Chairman: Mohammad Anisul Haque Molla

    Villages:

  • Lokkhikunda
  • Pakuria
  • Koikunda
  • Dadapur
  • Bilkada
  • Kamalpur Poshchim Paara
  • Kamalpur Uttor Paara
  • Charkorolia Poshchim Paara
  • Charkorolia North Paara

    • 3) Pakshy Union

    Chairman: Mohammad Enam Bishshash

    Villages:

  • Civil Haat
  • Pakshy
  • Juktitola
  • Ruppur
  • Chor Ruppur
  • Notun Ruppur
  • Diyar Baghol
  • Baghol

    • 4) Muladuli Union

    Chairman: Selim Malitha

    5) Dashuria Union

    Chairman: Mohamad Aminul Islam (Kanadi)

    Villages:

  • Dashuria
  • Maniknogor
  • Nowdapaara
  • Pakuria
  • Kharzani
  • Kamalpur
  • Daadpur
  • Munshidpur
  • Otolshimul
  • Marmi
  • Shampur
  • Khorbari
  • Sultanpur
  • Berahash
  • Boyra
  • Khalishpur
  • Kalikapur
  • Azampur
  • Bhabanipur
  • Dikshail
  • Pathani
  • Bagbaria
  • Alladi

    • 6) Solimpur Union

    Chairman: Md Bablu Malitha

    Villages:

  • Maniknagor
  • Joynagor
  • Boroichara
  • Mirkamary
  • Jogonnathpur
  • Shakhardari
  • Varoimari
  • Chor Mirkamari
  • Bokhtarpur
  • Shakrigari

    • 7) Shaara Union

    Chairman: Jarjis Hossain

    Chairman : Abul kalam azad mintu [Awami League].

    Woman Vice Chairman : Ms Sufia Khatun (from Awami League)

    Vice Chairman : Boshir Ahmed [Mookool] (from Awami League)

    Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Md.Rofiqul Salim

    Notable residents

    1. Shamsur Rahman Sherif: a senior leader of Awami League and Cabinet Minister for Land
    2. Mohammad Abdul Gafur: First chief engineer of Bangladesh Railway
    3. Mohammad Abdul Wahed: Former professor and Head, Department of Surgery, M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, Sylhet and Mymensingh Medical College. He obtained double FRCS from both Royal College of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh.
    4. Toukir Hasan Khan: Former President, Lion Tex & Member of BOD, textile society
    5. Ariful Islam Mithu, Senior Reporter, Independent Television

    References

    Ishwardi Upazila Wikipedia
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