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Narsingdi District

Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°E / 23.92; 90.73
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Narsingdi
নরসিংদী
District of Bangladesh
Clockwise from top-left: Skyline of Narsingdi, Parulia Shahi Mosque, Bridge at Narsingdi, Wari-Bateshwar ruins, Swamp in Raipura Upazila, Lakkan Sahar Zamindar bari
Location of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh
Location of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Narsingdi District
Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°E / 23.92; 90.73
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
HeadquartersNarsingdi
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSyeda Farhana Kawnine
Area
 • Total1,150.14 km2 (444.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,584,452
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
1600
Area code0621
ISO 3166 codeBD-42
HDI (2018)0.668[2]
medium · 7th of 20
Websitenarsingdi.gov.bd

Narsingdi District (Bengali: নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[3] The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north and north-east, Brahmanbaria in the east and south-east, Narayanganj in the south and south-west and Gazipur in the west.

Subdivisions

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There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1974 1,101,154—    
1981 1,328,117+2.71%
1991 1,652,123+2.21%
2001 1,895,984+1.39%
2011 2,224,944+1.61%
2022 2,584,452+1.37%
Sources:[1][4]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Narsingdi District had 621,511 households and a population of 2,584,452 with an average 4.09 people per household. Among the population, 520,051 (20.12%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 2,247 people per km2. Narsingdi District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.81%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1041 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 24.92% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 508.[1]

Religions in Narsingdi District (2022)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.53%
Hinduism
 
 5.41%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%
Religion in present-day Narsingdi District[a]
Religion Population (1941)[5]: 96–97  Percentage (1941) Population (2022)[1] Percentage (2022)
Islam 555,975 84.84% 2,443,100 94.53%
Hinduism 99,197 15.14% 139,828 5.41%
Others [b] 128 0.02% 1,524 0.06%
Total Population 655,300 100% 2,584,452 100%

In 2011, Muslims made up 94.33% of the population, while Hindus were 5.65% of the population.[4]

Rivers

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The Meghna, the Shitalakshya, the old Brahmaputra, Arial Kha, Haridhoa, and Paharea are some of the main rivers that flow through this district.

Economy

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Narsingdi is a densely industrial area and is home to many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of northern most east direction from capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215 billion cubic feet (6.1×109 m3). Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and until 31 August 2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet (1.8775×109 m3) or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered. Largest powerplant of Bangladesh, Ghorashal power plant, owned by Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) is situated in palash Upazilla. Narsingdi is riched by several number of jute mills, which plays an important role in the economy. Quality banana is also found here. The biggest and renowned HAAT (textile market) of Bangladesh is located here at Madhabdi which is known as Shekherchaur / Babur Haat. Sugarcane also grows well. There is a sugar mill in Palash Thana named Deshbondho sugar mill. There are two urea fertilizer industries in Palash and Ghorashal.-->

Luminaries from Narsingdi

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A number of famous or established persons hails from this District. Among them freedom fighter Satish Pakrashi, Trailokaya Chakraborty, mathematician Narayan Ch Ghosh, famous poet Hari Acharaya, Shamsur Rahman, author Alauddin Al Azad, Birsreshtha Matiur Rahman, Dr. Azmol Morshed. Other persons served the nations in different arena. Among them Lalitmohan Roy - founder Satirpara K.K. Institution, Kamal Kamini Girls High School(now known as Narsingdi Girls' High School), Jitendra Mullick donated land for Brhamandi (Govt.) High School, Narsindi College, Jitendranath Economic Relations Department (ERD) secretary, Shariful Alam Bhuiyan, Senior Assistant Judge and so so. me 'Mir shah jahan'would like to add some figure those were inhabitants of Charsindur/palash & Mozlishpur/shibpur under the district now 'Narsingdi'. Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta was a British Indian civil servant, the sixth Indian member of the Indian Civil Service, a barrister-at-law, a prominent Bengali social reformer of the 19th century and leading Brahmo Samaj personality. Girish Chandra Sen (c. 1834-1910), a Brahmo missionary, was the first to translate the entire Quran into Bengali. Somen Chanda, writer, was born in Narsingdi District, British India in 1920. While leading a rally of workers of East Bengal Railway organised by the Soviet Suhrid Samity in Dhaka,[4] Chanda was attacked by some hooligans and killed brutally on 8 March 1942. Poet Shamsur Rahman, author Alauddin Al Azad are the monumental figures in Bangla literature who this Narsingdi. Masud Pathik is a Bangladeshi filmmaker, poet and lyricist. Founder of British India's first lamp factory named Bengal Lamp was family members of Lalitmohan Roy, Besides Bangal Lamp they established Karan Lamp and Orient Fan company. Late 'Eakub ali mia, Mofizuddin kha, Ashraf uddin khan(Tara mia), Kiron kha of mozlishpur/shibpur-they had also contribution around like High school, girls high school, charitable dispensary at Charsindur bazar & on their own land. Another'Tara mia memorial' hospital keep opened free for disabled peoples around the circle. Now also generation of 'kha' family by name 'Anwarul ashraf khan (Dilip mia), Kamrul ashraf khan(Puton mia) & Ifftekhar uddin khan (Liton mia) of these 3 brothers generously contributing within Narsingdi district like creating employment opportunity, free treatment to disabled family, so to say fully devoted themselves like their forefather 'kha'family. Sunil Baran Roy was an IAS officer and Home Secretary under chief Minister Joyti Basu.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Narsingdi, Raipura, Shibpur, and Monohardi thanas of Dhaka district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sarkar (2012). "Narsingdi District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Narsingdi" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF).
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