Nazipur Pourashava

Nazipur Pourashava (Bangla: নজিপুর পৌরসভা), a category “C” municipality, serves the residents of Nazipur town under Patnitala Upazila of Naogaon district. The municipality was first started its journey in 1999.

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Nazipur Pourashava at a glance

Established: 07 October, 1999
Category: ‘C’
Area of Municipality: 11.81 sq. km.
Roads: 27.990 km., paved = 9.5 km., rough = 18.5 km
Wards: 9
Mosques: 20
Temples 09
Number of NGOs: 10
Government Primary School: 04
Private Primary School: 03
Kinder Garden School: 09
Secondary School: 04
Madrasa-03
College: 03
Fire Service Unit: 1
Telephone number: 07428-63060 (Office)
Website: https://nazipurpourashava.gov.bd

Population

Pourashava / Ward	Total Population
Ward No. 01	1,570
Ward No. 02	2,169
Ward No. 03	6,494
Ward No. 04	2,962
Ward No. 05	2,340
Ward No. 06	4,161
Ward No. 07	4,062
Ward No. 08	1,931
Ward No. 09	2,141
Nazipur Pourashava (Total)	27,830

Ward-wise Literacy Rate

Ward No.	Total Literacy Rate (%)	Male Literacy Rate (%)	Female Literacy Rate (%)
Ward No. 01	74.14	77.39	70.90
Ward No. 02	82.88	86.28	79.64
Ward No. 03	94.41	95.58	93.30
Ward No. 04	81.85	84.15	79.58
Ward No. 05	80.05	81.67	78.46
Ward No. 06	91.36	92.77	89.99
Ward No. 07	90.37	92.29	88.47
Ward No. 08	90.59	93.53	87.74
Ward No. 09	87.74	90.04	85.69
Nazipur Pourashava (Total)	87.98	89.93	86.09

As of the 2022 census,¹ Ward No. 03 of Nazipur Pourashava holds the highest literacy rate of 94.41%. On other hand, Ward No. 01 has the lowest literacy rate of 74.14%. In total, Nazipur Pourashava has a total literacy rate of 87.98%, where male population holds 89.93% and female 86.09%.

Population by Religion in Nazipur Pourashava

Pourashava / Ward	Muslim	Hindu	Christian	Buddhist	Others
Ward No. 01	887	682	1	0	0
Ward No. 02	1,241	928	0	0	0
Ward No. 03	5,905	576	2	1	10
Ward No. 04	2,088	871	3	0	0
Ward No. 05	1,252	1,079	6	0	0
Ward No. 06	3,781	370	9	0	0
Ward No. 07	3,813	239	10	0	0
Ward No. 08	765	1,057	109	0	0
Ward No. 09	1,118	989	34	0	0
Pourashava (Total)	20,850	6,791	174	1	10

Number of Households and Average Household Size

Paurashava / Ward	Total Households	Average Household Size
Ward No. 01	449	3.50
Ward No. 02	582	3.69
Ward No. 03	1,609	3.67
Ward No. 04	881	3.36
Ward No. 05	628	3.66
Ward No. 06	1,210	3.37
Ward No. 07	1,127	3.40
Ward No. 08	502	3.66
Ward No. 09	579	3.59
Pourashava (Total)	7,567	3.53

As per the 2022 census the average household size in Nazipur Pourashava is 3.53 across 7,567 households. The largest household size is found in Ward No. 02, which is an average 3.69 persons. Ward No. 04 has the smallest average household size of 3.36 persons.

Divorced Population

Ward	Total Divorced Population	Male	Female
Ward No. 01	1,391	692	699
Ward No. 02	1,863	900	963
Ward No. 03	5,506	2,654	2,852
Ward No. 04	2,526	1,256	1,270
Ward No. 05	2,007	995	1,012
Ward No. 06	3,485	1,701	1,784
Ward No. 07	3,397	1,693	1,704
Ward No. 08	1,649	807	842
Ward No. 09	1,803	849	954
Nazipur Municipality Total	23,627	11,547	12,080

As of the 2022 census (see footnote), data from Nazipur Pourashava shows that Ward No. 03 has the highest number of divorced people at 5,506, while Ward No. 01 has the lowest at 1,391. The total divorced population across the municipality is 23,627, where 11,547 males and 12,080 females. This indicates that it has a higher number of divorced females than males.

Ward-wise Electrification & Source of Electricity

Ward	Total Electrification (%)	National Grid Source (%)	Solar Power Source (%)	Other Source (%)	No Electricity (%)
Ward No. 01	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ward No. 02	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ward No. 03	99.94	99.87	0.00	0.06	0.06
Ward No. 04	99.42	99.31	0.00	0.12	0.58
Ward No. 05	99.35	99.18	0.16	0.00	0.65
Ward No. 06	99.92	99.92	0.00	0.00	0.08
Ward No. 07	99.63	99.54	0.09	0.00	0.37
Ward No. 08	98.79	98.79	0.00	0.00	1.21
Ward No. 09	97.91	97.39	0.35	0.17	2.09
Pourashava (Total)	99.56	99.46	0.05	0.04	0.44

Nazipur Pourashava shows an electrification rate of 99.56% (as of the 2022 census – see footnote). The electricity source with nearly all households relying on the National Grid (99.46%). The use of solar power and other sources is very limited. Ward No. 09 has the highest percentage of households without electricity, at 2.09%. Wards 01 and 02 have full electrification. These two wards show complete reliance on the National Grid.