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About Natore

NATORE

The Northern Districtrict of the country with an area of about 1896.05 Kilometre² (Square kilometre), Natore is surrounded by Bogra to the North, Sirajgonj to be East, Pabna to the South, Rajshahi to the West and a portion of North-West to Noagoan. Natore districtrict city based on the bank of the river "Narod". We called this river "Narod Nod". Now in Natore districtrict the heritage river of "Narod" is going across to finish.

Natore District
Natore District


Natore Sub-division was established in 1845. But Natore Police Sub-division was introduced since 1829. It was declared as a districtrict on February 04, 1984. It consists of six (6) Upazilas, eight (8) Pourashavas, fifty two (52) Unions and one thousand sixty six (1366) Villages. Over sixteen (16) lakh People live in this Natore districtrict.

Uttara Gano Bhaban of Natore
Uttara Gano Bhaban of Natore


Natore Districtrict has a strong history and diversified cultural heritage. Natore is known as the land of "Raz-Raza". The first emperor of Natore was "Raza Ramzibon Rai". The only son of Raza Ramzibon Rai  named "Kalika Prasad" died early of his life. So "Raza Ramzibon Rai" had taken "Ramkanta" as his adopted son after the immature death soon. "Raza Ramzibon Rai" died in 1730. After his death "Doyaram Rai" was nominated as the guardian of "Ramkanta". Later Ramkanta was married to "Rani-Bhabani". Queen "Rani Bhabani" took the responsibility of Natore empire after the death of Ramkanta. Among archaeological heritage and relic notable are Natore Rajbari, Dighapotia Rajbari (Uttara Ganabhabon), Dayarampur Rajbari(Bagatipara) and Budpara Kali Mondir(Lalpur). Uttara Gano Bhaban of Natore is also known as Dighapotia Rajbari.

The history ofo Natore Rajbari and Natore Dynasty
The history ofo Natore Rajbari and Natore Dynasty

Natore is also Known as the land of "Bonolota Sen", though it was the imagination of poet. A poet was requested to write a poem by a fair lady, when the poet had written the poem name "Bonolota Sen", instead of that lady"s name. 

Natore has a large village and large Beel which names are "Kolom" and "Chalon" respectively. There is a proverb in our respectful country Bangladesh that "Gram Dekhoto Kolom, abong Beel Dekhoto Chalon". 

Chalan Beel of Natore
Chalan Beel of Natore


Natore town has good road communication system. It is considered as the "Gate-Way" for having communication with Divisional Head Quarter(H.Q) Rajshahi with its Capital City, Dhaka. It is also the gateway for inter connection with the Rangpur Division and Khulna Division. The inter-districtrict communication system of Natore is also remarkably sound. 

The main transport is Bus. Also train communication thought the country is prevailed. The District Head Quarter "Natore" is 220 Kilometre away from the Capital City of Dhaka. 

Natore is famous for making of gold ornaments. Through out earlier this business was confined to only Hindu communities but now-a-days the Muslims also live on this profession. There are about 500 Jewelery shops in the districtrict.

Natore district is also countrywide famous for the reason of a special sweet-meat named "Kachagolla". 

Kachagolla of Natore


Lalpur is one of the Upazila of Natore district and has the lowest average annual rainfall record.


Information of Natore District according to 2009


Information about Natore District

Information about Natore District with MAP



1. Area
Land use Area (in Acre)
Total Land Area      467577
Cultivable Area        352358
Fallow Land           6200
Area Under Forest            -
Area Irrigated          150356
Area Under River         5511
2. Storage Facility
Commodity No. of Godown Capacity (M. Ton)
Food 16 8550
Seed 3 800
Fertilizer - -
3. Utilities
Name of Items Total No.  Length (in Km.)
Rivers 22 333
Metal Road 31 266
Semi Metal Road 42 123
Kutcha Road 392 2494
Rail Road 4 63
Hat Bazaar 161 -
F/C Center - -
4. Irrigation Facilities
Name of Items Total No. Irrigated Area (acre)
Tubewell 3700 3379
Power Pump - 1909
Low Lift Pump - 3465
Shallow Tubewell 11951 871716
Deep Tubewell 369 30705
Traditional - 33133
Total 16020 150356
5. Social Information 
Name of Items Total Numbers 
Clubs 146
Community Center 14
Co-operative Society 1981
Professional Society 18
Post Office 80
Bank Branches 91
NGOs 43
Mosques 1941
Mandirs 253
Churches 9
Pagodas 1
Marriage Register 50
Tea Estate -
Livestock Firms 95
Poultry Firms 200
Hatchery 23
Handloom 249
Bamboo & Cane 2752
Carpentry 670
Jute/Cotton Fiber 38
Black Smith 356
Potter 465
Gold Smith 263
Others 252
Uprooted Persons 583
Telephones 1168
Household with Gas -
6. Educational Institution Total No. No. of Teachers No. of Students
Kindergarten 8 37 1225
Primary School 577 244 192670
Junior High School 36 243 6764
Secondary High School 119 1255 42586
College 33 661 18470
University - - -
Teachers training - - -
Physical Training - - -
Homeo Medical College - - -
Unani Institute - - -
Polytechnic Inst - - -
Vocational Institute 1 8 431
Blind/Disable School - - -
Mass Education Center 90 90 2700
Ibtedaye Madrasa 207 358 1253
Dakhil Madrasa 49 470 10843
Alia Madrasa 5 70 1992
Fazil Madrasa 6 105 2628
Kamil Madrasa 3 55 1124
Forquania Madrasa 214 291 9956
Hafizia Madrasa 14 43 510
Qaumi Madrasa 1 6 150
Tol College - - -
Pali College - - -
Girls School/College 9 146 4936
7. Health   
Name of Items Doctors Nurse/HA No. of Beds  
Hospitals 51 73 205
Clinics 34 25 30
FWC 22 38 -
Maternity Centre 2 13 21
Primary Healthcare 4 - -
 8. Agricultural Product
Name of Items|  Area (Acre) Production (M.Ton)
Rice 19211 217519
Wheat 27750 64478
Jute 16665 27424
Sugar Cane 5226 6966
Tobacco 42 278
Tea - -
Fish Catch - 11619
Eggs - 299507
Milk                   - 127
Sweet Meat - 10780
Pulse 21985 10894
Vegetable 537 300
Onion                   1760 1972
Carlic 1040 1749
Turmaric 2015 1864
Sugar - 19500
Salt - -
9. Development Projects
Name of Items Total Number
Poverty Allivation 5
Rehabilit of Des 17
Family Planning 1
Education 157
Agriculture & Food 26
Road & Communication 74
Health 20
Total 300


Source: www.Bangladeshgov.org

Natore District at a glance

Natore at a glance



NATORE DISTCoordinates: 24.41°N 88.93°E
Country: Bangladesh
Division: Rajshahi
Area: 1896.05 square kilometres (732.07 sq mi)
Population: 1521336 People (according to the census of 2001)
784200 (Male) and 737136 (female)
Muslims 1409634 (92.66%), Hindus 101550 (6.68%), Christian 8282(0.34%), Buddha 34(0.00%), Others 1836(0.12%)
Literacy rate: Total 27.0%
Time zone: BST (UTC+6) and Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)
Location: Natore District is bordered by Naogaon and Bogra districts to the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts to the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts to   the east, Rajshahi district to the west.
Uttora Gonovobon- Natore

Parliamentary seats: 04 posts
(A) 57 - Natore-1 (Lalpur-Bagatipara)
(B) 58 - Natore-2 (Natore Sadar)
(C) 59 - Natore-3 (Singra)
(D) 60 - Natore-4 (Gurdaspur-Baraigram)
Voters: 1050273 People (Men 514186 and Women 536087)
Sub-District: 6 (Natore Sadar, Singra, Gurdaspur, Baraigram, Lalpur, bagatipara)
Police Station: 7 (Natore Sadar, Singra, Gurdaspur, Baraigram, Lalpur, Bagatipara, Naldanga)
Township: 8 
Natore (A - Class), Singra (A-Class), Gurdaspur (A-Class), Baraigram (B-class),  Banpara (C-class), Gopalapur (C-class), Bagatipara (C-class), Naldanga (C-class)
Union: 52 (Natore Sadar-12, Singra-12, Gurdaspur-6, Baraigrama-7, Lalpur-10, Bagatipara-5)
Village: 1434
Schools: Primary Schools (Public and Private)-658, Lower Secondary-63, Secondary-258, Dakhil Madrasa-121, Community School-37
College: 106

Natore RajbariGovernment-4 and Non-Government-102, Madrasah(Alim, Fazil, Kamil)-26)
Consists: 1265
River: Nandakuja, Barnai, Godhai, Baral, Gunai, Narad River, Boddho Jalmahal-669 (20 acres Under above and 20 acres under below) Unmukto Jalmahal-14
Hat and Market: 170
Total Crop Land: 301856 hectares
Total Cultivable Land: 150838 hectares (One Crop-34675 hectares, Two Crop-81515 hectares, Three crop 34441 hectares)
Union Land Office: 52
Paving: 656.00 kilometres 
Mud Road: 2251.50 kilometres 

Heritage Places:  Dighapatiya Rajbari (Uttara Ganavaban), Ranibhabani Rajbari, Chalanbeel, Halatir Beel, Chaugram Jamidarbari
Chalan bil-NatoreNoted Educational Institutions: Nawab Siraj-ud- Daulah Government College (N.S. Govt. College), Rani Bhabani Government Women's College, Dighapatiya M.K. Degree College, Collectorate Public School and College, Government Boys High School (Jinnah School), Government Girls High School, Maharaja J.N. High School.
Religious Worship:  Mosques, Temples, Churches
District Jail: 01
NGO: 64 
Communications: Roads and Railways
Press Club: Natore Press Club, District Press Club.
Magazine:  3 (Daily North Bengal messages, janadesa daily, weekly Natore message)
Cultural Institutions: District Shilpakala Academy, Manobina Songho, Sakama cultural Institutions, Natore Music School, Usha Khelaghor Ashor, Bholaman Baul organizations, Ichalabari Baul organizations, Bangabandhu Cultural Council, Ingit theatre, etc.
The total number of union information and service centre: 52
Computer Lab Institutions under BCC: 21
Army Cantonment: 2 (Kadirabad Cantonment, Dayaramapur Cantonment)

Natore District of Bangladesh

Natore District

Natore is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.
Natore was the District Head Quarters of Rajshahi since 1769-1825. Administrative Natore subdivision was established in 1825 under Rajshahi district, on the eve of the shifting of the HQ.

Natore Map


History of Natore District:
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 a direct battle was fought between the Pakistani army and the rebels on 29 March in which about 40 members of the Pakistani army including Major Aslam and Captain Ishaq were killed. On 5 May 1971 Pakistani Army killed 42 employees of North Bengal Sugar Mills (Lalpur) including the then General Manager of the mill, Lieutenant Anwarul Azim; they were killed near a pond in the mill campus. The pond is now known as "Shaheed Sagar" and there is a memorial beside the pond.
Marks of the War of Liberation: Mass grave 5, memorial 1

Natore Sadar Upazila Map



About Natore:
Coordinates: 24.41°N 88.93°E
Country: Bangladesh
Division: Rajshahi
Total Area: 1,896.05 km2 (732.07 sq mi)
Population (1991):  Total 1,521,359 and Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Literacy Rate: Total 27.0%
Time zone: BST (UTC+6) and Summer (DST) BDST (UTC+7)

Natore District- Rajshahi Division

 
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