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 (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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