Bagmara Upazila

Bagmara (বাগমারা) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography
Bagmara is located at 24.5639°N, 88.8083°W. It has 94,050 households and total area 366.26 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Baghmara Upazila had 94,050 households and a population of 354,664. 64,230 (18.11%) were under 10 years of age. Baghmara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.31%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 38,214 (10.77%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagmara has a population of 282520. Males constitute 50.01% of the population, and females 49.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 147768. Bagmara has an average literacy rate of 52.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Bagmara Upazila is divided into Bhawbaniganj Municipality, Tahirpur Municipality, and 16 union parishads: Auchpara, Basupara, Borobihanoli, Dippur, Ganipur, Gobindapara, Gualkandi, Hamirkutsa, Jogipara, Kacharikoalipara, Maria, Nordas, Sonadanaga, Sreepur, Suvodanga, and Zhikra. The union parishads are subdivided into 292 mauzas and 332 villages.

Notable residents

 * Abdus Sattar Mondal was Member of Parliament twice for constituencies encompassing Bagmara Upazila.