Atpara Upazila

Atpara
আতপাড়া
Upazila
Atpara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°48.5′N 90°52′E / 24.8083°N 90.867°E / 24.8083; 90.867Coordinates: 24°48.5′N 90°52′E / 24.8083°N 90.867°E / 24.8083; 90.867
Country  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh Division
District Netrokona District
Area
 • Total 195.13 km2 (75.34 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 120,491
 • Density 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Atpara

Atpara (Bengali: আতপাড়া) is an upazila of Netrokona District,[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Geography

Atpara is located at 24°48′30″N 90°52′00″E / 24.8083°N 90.8667°E / 24.8083; 90.8667 . It has 23395 households and total area 195.13 km². Amati is one of the significant villages of Atpara Upazila. Amati is not only a historical place but also a small village. The great personalities and social reformers named Md. Sonafor Uddin, Md. Muktul Hossain Khan, Md. Shariot Khan, Md. Anfor Uddin, Md. Monfor Uddin, Md. Jafor Uddin were born in Amati, P.O.-Diara, Union-Teligati of Atpara. During British period, Hindu landlord Sham Biswas was very cruel and abusive towards the local inhabitants. Even no one was allowed to pass his frontyard wearing shoes or slippers. Then they stood against him. The prominent persons and social reformers organized people against this humiliation. The above-mentioned persons were against landlord Sham Biswas. Their revolution was soon followed by the other parts of the district. Amati became the symbol of revolution against tyrant lanlords.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Atpara has a population of 120491. Males constitute 51.15% of the population, and females 48.85%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60858. Atpara has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Atpara has 7 Unions/Wards, 142 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 Villages.

The name of the Unions:
1.Shormoshia
2.Baniajan
3.Loneshawar
4.Shunui
5.Teligati
তেলিগাতি--রামসিধ 6.Douoj
7.Shukhari

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bivuti Ranjan Ray (2012), "Atpara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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