Narshingdi

Bangladesh / Narsingdi /
The location of Narsingdi town is 23.9197891N 90.7201654E. Narsingdi consists of 9 wards and 33 mahallas. The area of the town is 14.76 sq km. Narsingdi municipality was established in 1972. The town has a population of 42023; male 54.52%, female 45.48%; density of population per sq km is 2847. Literacy rate among the town people is 51.6%.

Narsingdi district was a subdivision under greater Dhaka district and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 6 upazilas, 3 municipalities, 27 wards, 55 mahallas, 69 union parishads, 652 mouzas, 1060 villages. The upazilas are Belabo, Monohardi, Shibpur, Raipura, Palash and Narsingdi sadar.

Archaeological heritage and relics: Silver coin discovered at Wari Batteshwar village (c third century AD), imitated gold coin (c. eighth century AD) discovered at village Wari, stone image (Sena period) found at Narsingdi town, silver coin of Gias Uddin Azam Shah at Algi village, silver coin (Sultani period) at Panchdona, three domed mosque (1524) at Ashrafpur, single domed mosque (eighteenth century) and tomb of Shah Monsur at Kumardi, two copper plate inscriptions (seventeenth century) found at village Ashraffpur, Bibi Joynab Mosque (1719), Parulia Mosque (1716), Raghunath Mandir (c seventeenth century).

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 1891281; male 50.77%, female 49.23%; Muslim 93.28%, Hindu 6.40%, Christian 0.03%, Buddhist 0.03%, ethnic nationals 0.11% and others 0.15%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 1671, temple and math 59, tomb 10.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 29.57%; male 35.03% and female 23.66%. Educational institutions: university college 1, primary teacher's training institute 1, government college 4, non-government college 18, government high school 8, non-government high school 156, junior high school 20, madrasa 1229, government primary school 655, non-government primary school 92, youth development training centre 1, technical college 2. Noted institution: Narsingdi University College, Narsingdi Mohila College (1955), Balapur High School (1905), Sir KG Gupta High School (1919), Hatirdia High School, Brahmandi Government Boy's High School (1930), Adiabad Muslim High School (1912), Shaheed Asad Government College, Narsingdi Government Girl's High School (1934), Shibpur High School (1918), Poradia Muslim High School (1930), Charsindur High School (1919), Parulia High School (1933), Khidirpur High School (former George Merry Academy 1912), Chalakchar High School (1933), Satir Kalikumar High School (1901).

Cultural organisations: Club 51, cinema hall 16, public library 16, tourist spot 3, community centre 54, cooperative society 150, bar council 1, circuit house 1, shilpakala academy 1.

Main occupations Agriculture 42.42%, fishing 1.4%, agricultural labourer 11.37%, wage labourer 3.17%, handloom 5.83%, industry 2.2%, service 9.3%, commerce 13.35%, transport 2.04% and others 8.92%.

Land use Total cultivable land 89045 hectares, fallow land 22154 hectares; single crop 24.36%, double crop 55.07% and treble crop land 20.57%.

Land control Among the peasants 31% are landless, 40% small, 24% intermediate and 5% rich.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane and vegetables.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 80, live stock development centre 3, artificial breeding sub centre 6, poultry 127, hatchery 129.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 967 km, semi pucca 372 km, mud road 1890 km; waterways 108 nautical mile; railways 52 km; river port 1.

Manufactories: Jute mill 10, textile mill 2, fertiliser factory 2, power station 1, sizing mill 60, calendaring mill 5, printing mill 120, processing mill 120.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, grameen bank, SAS, Red Crescent, BAVS, Prabaha, Samaj Sangstha, Dipyaman Narsingdi and Marie Stopes.

Health centres District sadar hospital 1, diabetics hospital 1, upazila health complex 6, satellite clinic 17, health and family planning centre 54, eye hospital 1, nursing home/clinic 7.
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Coordinates:   23°55'41"N   90°42'33"E

Comments

  • Name of school not Satir Kalikumar High School (1901)it is Satirpara Kali kumar Institution now known as Satirpara Kali kumar High School.
  • Narsingdi College was established in the year 1955. Later it is named as Narsingdi University College. Narsingdi Mohila College was many years after that, not in 1955.
  • i am proud to born this city. I love my city very much.
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