Hakimpur Upazila HQ (Hili Town (Bangladesh))

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, border crossing, local government

Hakimpur Upazila (Dinajpur district) with an area of 99.92 sq km, is bounded by Nawabganj (Dinajpur) and Birampur upazilas on the north, Panchbibi upazila on the south, Ghoraghat upazila on the east, West bengal of India and Birampur upazila on the west. Main river is little jamuna and Tulsi Ganga.

Hakimpur town is located at 25.2777026N 89.0107583E. Hakimpur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 14 mahallas with an area of 4.3 sq km. The town has a population of 25680; male 52.82%, female 47.18%. The density of population is 5972 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 41.9%. The town has two dakbungalows.

Hakimpur thana was established in 1950 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. The upazila consists of 4 union parishads, 69 mouzas and 91 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics Copper plate of the Gupta period (Baraigram).

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 66875; male 51.77% and female 48.23%; Muslim 91.56%, Hindu 6.27%, Christian 1.04% and others 2.13%.

Religious institutions Mosque 130, Hindu temple 17, church 3.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 30.1%; male 39.3%, female 20.3%. Educational institutions: college 2, high school 17, government primary school 24, non-government primary school 17, madrasa 12.

Main occupation Agriculture 43.95%, agricultural labourer 24.43%, wage labourer 2.37%, commerce 16.63%, service 4.6%, others 8.02%.

Land use Cultivable land 22450 hectare; fallow land 866.05 hectares; single crop 27.32%, double crop 57.89%, treble crop land 14.79%. Land under irrigation 56%.

Land control Among the peasants 45% are landless, 20% small, 32% medium, 3% rich.

Fisheries, dairies, poultry Poultry 1, dairy 2 and fishery 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 23.8 km, semi pucca 6 km, mud road 33.60 km and railways 9 km.

Manufactories and cottage industries Rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, biscuit factory, etc.

Cottage industries Bidi, potteries, goldsmith, blacksmith and tailoring.

Hili is a Land Port bordering West Bengal of India. Food grains, spices, sugar, boulders etc. are principle imports, while hand molasses and soft drinks etc. are exported. Currently, trade is handled with West Bengal. Around 30,000 passengers pass through this port between Bangladesh and India. New land of 10 acres have been acquired 700 meters away from the border in Dharhanda mouza.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, ITCL, CARE, asa, grameen bank, thengamara mahila sabuj sangha, and Samaj Unnayan Karma Sangstha.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1 and union health and family planning centre 3.