Union councils of Nilphamari District
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Union councils of Nilphamari District (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলার ইউনিয়ন পরিষদসমূহ) are the smallest rural administrative and local government units in Nilphamari District of Bangladesh.[1] The district consists of 4 municipalities, 6 upazilas, 60 union porishods, mouza 370 and 378 villages.
Dimla Upazila
[edit]The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 53 villages.[2][3] Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads:
- Balapara Union
- Dimla Union
- Gayabari Union
- Jhunagachh Chapani Union
- Khoga Kharibari Union
- Khalisha Chapani Union
- Nautara Union
- Paschim Chhatnay Union
- Purba Chhatnay Union
- Tepa Kharibari Union
Domar Upazila
[edit]Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[4] It was under Dimla thana before 1875. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads:
- Bamunia Union
- Bhogdaburi Union
- Boragari Union
- Domar Union
- Gomnati Union
- Harinchara Union
- Jorabari Union
- Ketkibari Union
- Panga Motukpur Union
- Sonaray Union
Jaldhaka Upazila
[edit]Jaldhaka Thana was formed in 1911 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[5] It was under Dimla thana before 1911. Jaldhaka Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 61 villages.
The upazila is divided into Jaldhaka Municipality and 11 union parishads namely:
- Balagram Union
- Dharmapal Union
- Douabari Union
- Golna Union
- Golmunda Union
- Kaimari Union
- Kathali Union
- Khutamara Union
- Mirganj Union
- Shaulmari Union
- Shimulbari Union
Kishoreganj Upazila
[edit]Kishoreganj Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1921.[6] Kishoreganj was part of Dimla thana of Nilphamari Mohokuma before becoming a separate thana. The union parishads are subdivided into 51 mauzas and 53 villages.
Kishoreganj Upazila is divided into nine union parishads:
- Bahagili Union
- Barabhita Union
- Chandkhana Union
- Garagram Union
- Kishoreganj Union
- Magura Union
- Nitai Union
- Putimari Union
- Ranachandi Union
Nilphamari Sadar Upazila
[edit]Nilphamari Thana was formed in 1870 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[7] The union parishads are subdivided into 109 mauzas and 108 villages.
Nilphamari Sadar Upazila is divided into Nilphamari Municipality and 15 union parishads:
- Chaora Bargacha Union
- Chapra Saranjani Union
- Charaikhola Union
- Gorgram Union
- Itakhola Union
- Kachukata Union
- Khoksabari Union
- Kundapukur Union
- Lakshmichap Union
- Palasbari Union
- Ramnagar Union
- Songalsi Union
- Sonaray Union
- Tupamari Union
Saidpur Upazila
[edit]Saidpur Upazila is divided into 1 municipality and Saidpur Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 43 mahallas. The union parishads are subdivided into 42 mauzas and 39 villages.
There are six union parishads:
- Bangalipur
- Botlagari Union
- Kamarpukur Union
- Kasirambelpukur Union
- Khatamadhupur Union
- Saidpur Cantonment.
References
[edit]- ^ Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Democracywatch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Nilphamari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Community Tables: Nilphamari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Domar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Jaldhaka Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Kishoreganj Upazila (Nilphamari) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Nilphamari Sadar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.