Nagarkanda Upazila

Nagarkanda (নগরকান্দা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In this upazila, in the village of Kodalia, the Pakistani Army killed at least 22 people including women and children on 1 June 1971. The incident is also recorded on film.

Geography
Nagarkanda is located at 23.4153°N, 89.8917°W. It has 42,904 households and a total area of 192.20 km2.

Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda upazila had 42,904 households and a population of 197,898. 48,422 (24.47%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 46.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 15,805 (7.99%) of the population lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country.

Administration
Nagarkanda Upazila is divided into Nagarkanda Municipality and nine union parishads: Char Jashordi, Dangi, Fulsuti, Kaichail, Laskardia, Kodalia Shohid Nagar, Purapara, Ramnagar, and Talma. The union parishads are subdivided into 124 mauzas and 169 villages.

Nagarkanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.

Education

 * Talma Nazim Uddin High School. P.O. Talma.
 * M.N Academy.(Est. 1916) zamindar of Baish Rashi established this Institute with the help of the then Local Elite Class.
 * Nagarkanda Govt College. P.O. Nagarkanda
 * Nabocum college.
 * Qasimul Ulum Islamia Madrasa Jungurdi Nagarkanda.
 * Nagarkanda Girls School. P.O. Nagarkanda
 * Laskardia Atiqur Rahman High school.
 * Ramnagar High School. P.O. Kunjanagar 
 *  Krishnerdandi High School. P.O. Kunjanagar 
 *  Bilgobindapur High School. P.O. Kathia Kalibari 
 * Islami Adarsha shishu shikkhaloy.P.O.Nagarkanda
 * Fulsuti Abdul Alem Chowdhury High School.P.O Fulsuti