Sunday, April 3, 2016

Thakurgaon District (Rangpur division)

Thakurgaon District (Rangpur division) with an area of 1809.52 sq km, is bounded by Panchagarh district on the north, West Bengal of India on the west and south, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts on the east. Annual average temperature: maximum 33.5°C, minimum 10.5°C; annual rainfall 2536 mm. Main rivers are tangon, punarbhaba, nagar, Pathari, Talma, Kulic, dhepa.

Thakurgaon (Town) consists of 9 wards and 23 mahallas. The area of the town is 10.70 sq km. The Town has a population of 40336; male 51.62%, female 48.38%; population density per sq km 3770. Literacy rate among the town people is 58.5%.

Administration: Thakurgaon subdivision was established in 1860 and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 32 mahallas, 5 upazilas, 51 union parishads, 643 mouzas and 643 villages. The upazilas are baliadangi, haripur, pirganj, ranisankail and thakurgaon Sadar; municipalities are Thakurgaon Sadar and Pirganj.

Archaeological heritage and relics: Bangla Garh, Sangaon Shahi Mosque, Fatehpur Mosque, Jamalpur Mosque, tomb of Syed Nasir Uddin, tomb of Pir Sheikh Sirajuddin, tomb of Hazrat Adam (R), Govinda Jeo Mandir (eighteenth century), Goraksanath Mandir, Ramrai Dighi, Khunia Dighi, Adhar Dighi, Shapla Dighi and Rani Dighi.

Population 1196429; male 51.04%, female 48.96%; Muslim 74.97%, Hindu 24.05%, Christian 0.54%, Buddhist 0.05% and others 0.39%; ethnic nationals: Santal 0.87% of the total population.

Religious institutions: Mosque 2141, temple 290, church 28 and tomb 8.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 27.3%; male 36.80% and female 17.2%. Educational institutions: college 27, high school 241, junior high school 43, madrasa 74, government primary school 495, non-government primary school 345, primary teachers' training institute 1, vocational training institute 1, vocational textile institute 1, sugarcane training institute 1, motor driving institute 1, community school 12, satellite school 2. Noted educational institutions: Thakurgaon Zila School (1904), Madarganj MB High School (1945), Ruhia High School School (1939), Lahiri Hat high School (1932), Pirganj Pilot High School (1907), Ranisankail Pilot High School (1913), Nekmarda High School (1902), Charta High School (1928), Kalamegh R Ali High School and College (1940).

Cultural organisations Club 272, public library 3, cinema hall 19, theatre group 13, theatre stage 1, opera party 2, officers' club 1, town hall 1, auditorium 1, co-operative society 455, women's organisation 198, playground 123, TV Relay centre 1, radio station 1 and shilpakala academy 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 52.29%, agricultural labourer 25.44%, wage labourer 3.06%, commerce 7.66%, service 4.43% and others 7.12%.

Land use: Total cultivable land 141039.90 hectares, fallow land 37698.74; single crop 31%, double crop 55% and treble crop 14%; cultivable land under irrigation 52%.

Land control: Among the peasants, 9% are landless, 13% marginal, 15% small, 58% intermediate and 5% rich; cultivable land per head 0.14 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, potato, sugarcane, pulses, brinjal, patal and other vegetables.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 151, fishery 21, dairy 107, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities: Roads: pucca 159 km, semi pucca 28 km and mud road 1955 km; railways 45 km; airport 1 (extinct).

Manufactories: Husking mill, sugar mill, textile mill, silk mill, rice mill, flour mill, chira mill, ice factory, PVC pipe factory, oil mill, cold storage, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, welding.

Cottage industries: Weaving, bamboo work, jute work, mat work and leather and rubber work, goldsmith, blacksmith, wood work, bidi and tailoring.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 174.

Main exports Paddy, rice, potato, pulses, vegetables, mango, jackfruit, sugar, watermelon.


Thakurgaon (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা, Thakurgaon Jela also Thakurgaon Zila) is a district in the north-western side of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west. Administrator of Zila Porishod: Sadek Koraishi [1] Deputy Commissioner (DC): Mukesh chondra Biswas [2] Thakurgaon-1: Romesh Chondro Shen [from Awami League], Water Resources Minister Thakurgaon-2: Mohammad Dobirul Islam [from Awami League] Thakurgaon-3: Hafiz Uddin Ahmed [from Jatiya Party] The Upazilas in this district are: There is also another Pirganj upazila under Rangpur district. Thakurgaon is in the north west corner of Bangladesh, it is about 467 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is surrounded by Dinajpur district on its south, Panchagarh district to the east and India on its west and north sides, it is a part of the Himalayan plain land. During British rule Thakurgaon was a tehsil (a district subdivision). In 1947 at the time of the Partition of India, Thakurgaon Subdivision became part of East Pakistan and became part of the newly established Dinajpur District of East Bengal. In 1984 Takurgaon subdivision was split off Dinajpur and became a separate district (i.e. Thakurgaon District). In Bangladesh as a whole agriculture is the basis of the economy, and Thakurgaon has been striving for a long time to be economically productive, agriculture forming a major part of the districts economy. Thakurgaon produces many agricultural products, such as rice, wheat, sugarcane, seasonal vegetables and fruits etc. The sugarcane plantation - TSM (Thakurgaon Sugar Mill)--is part of the BSFIC. These become the main livelihood of the native. Poultry firms are quite productive business in Thakurgaon, there are several cold-stores in the district. Different businesses for producing and repairing agricultural tools have grown up. However the community's distance from the capital causes difficulties in getting sufficient technical and logistic support and in transporting local products to the national market. It is not easy for the investors to set up their business far away from the center of national trade and commerce. The district of Thakurgaon consists 1458 mosques, 1026 temples, 12 churches and 3 tombs. There are various places of interest in the district, these include: Baliadangi: Ranisankoil: Pirgonj Haripur: There is a versatile practice of culture in the district; few festivals and cultural events are regularly arranged there. Alpona Sansad arranges 'Boishakhi Mela' in every Bangla new year. Several drama clubs (Sapla Natto Gosty-Estd.1974, Nischintopur Theater etc. ) practice and perform regularly and stage original and famous dramas every month. Dhamer Gaan is a unique traditional cultural invention of Thakurgaon people. The existing 10 tribes in this area enjoy their own heritage and cultural practices. Many government and non-government organizations are active in Thakurgaon. Government offices and organizations are as usual to any district of Bangladesh. Along with some famous national NGOs like BRAC, ESDO, ASA, CARE, PKSF, JSS, MMCCH there are a number of renowned local non-government 

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