Nilphamari District
Nilphamari (Bengali: নীলফামারী জেলা) is a district in northern bengal of Bangladesh. It is part of the Rangpur Division.
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নীলফামারী | |
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 Location of Nilphamari in Bangladesh | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,546.59 km2 (597.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 1,834,231 |
| • Density | 1,185.984/km2 (3,071.684/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 25.35% |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+7 (BDST) |
| Website | www |
Subdistricts
| Upazila (subdistrict) | population |
|---|---|
| Nilphamari Sadar (Bengali: নীলফামারী সদর) | 306051 |
| Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর alt. spelling: Syedpur) | 246201 |
| Jaldhaka (Bengali: জলঢাকা) | 233885 |
| Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) | 199422 |
| Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) | 187696 |
| Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা) | 175507 |
Nilphamari District Media
A symbol of Islam, the star and crescent, in a green. Created by Kbolino in Inkscape, who releases the image into the public domain for all intents and purposes.
AUM, a stylised letter of Devanagari script, used as a religious symbol in Hinduism
Nilsagar a historical dighi (big pond) which stands at Dhobadanga mauza of Gorgram union about 14 km southwest of Nilphamari district headquarters. During the reign of Raja Birat, there were many cow farms at Gorgram. Raja Birat dug a large dighi named Birat Dighi or Birna Dighi or Binna Dighi for the cows. After the independence of Bangladesh, the dighi was renamed as Nilsagar
Other websites
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