Niamatpur Upazila


Niamatpur is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Niamatpur is located at . It has 35299 households and total area 449.1 km².Here most of the people are muslim.There also have Hindu, Christian and other. The main source of income is agriculture and business.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur had a population of 248,351. Males constituted 49.36% of the population and females 50.64%. Muslims formed 77.57% of the population, Hindus 18.38%, Christians 1.47% and others 2.41%. Niamatpur had a literacy rate of 44.71% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Niamatpur has a population of 193197. Males constitute 50.37% of the population, and females 49.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98284. Niamatpur has an average literacy rate of 25.8%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Niamatpur has 8 Unions/Wards, 201 Mauzas/Mahallas and 197 Villages. 8 unions of this upazila are Rosulpur, Parail, Niamatpur, Hajinagar, Sreemantapur, Bhabicha, Bahadurpur and Chandan Nagar