Nalitabari Upazila
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Nalitabari
নালিতাবাড়ী | |
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 Nalitabari Shahid Minar | |
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Sherpur District |
| Area | |
• Total | 327.60 km2 (126.49 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 271,933 |
| • Density | 830.08/km2 (2,149.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2110 (Latifpur) |
| Postal code | 2111 (Hatibandha) |
| Area code | 0931[2] |
| Website | nalitabari |
Nalitabari (Bengali: নালিতাবাড়ি) is an upazila of Sherpur District[3] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Nalitabari is located at 25°05′00″N 90°11′43″E / 25.0833°N 90.1954°E. It has 64,805 households and a total area of 327.60 km2. It is bounded by the Meghalaya state of India on the north, the Sherpur Sadar and Nakla upazilas on the south, the Haluaghat Upazila of Mymensingh District on the east, and the Jhenaigati upazila on the west.[3]
Taragonj bajar is the main populated place in the upazila. Quality hotels and shops are also found here.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Nalitabari Upazila had 73,488 households and a population of 271,933. 10.52% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nalitabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.75%: 67.37% for males and 64.23% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.63 males for 100 females. 43,970 (16.17%) lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 4,432 (1.63%).[4]
Administration
Nalitabari, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]
Nalitabari Upazila is divided into Nalitabari Municipality and 12 union parishads: Bagber, Juganiya, Kakorkandhi, Koloshpar, Morichpuran, Nalitabari, Nayabil, Nonni, Puragau, Rajnogor, Ramchondrokura, and Rupnarayankura. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 140 villages.[5]
Nalitabari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[5]
