Singra Upazila
upazila in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Singra Upazila (Bengali: সিংড়া উপজেলা) is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
History
The area was governed by the Zamindars of Bengal and Natore, under the Rajshahi Raj family and the Dighapatia Raj families from the 1700s to the mid-1800s, and then under the Singranatore family from the late 1800s till 1951 when the Zamindari system was abolished by Pakistan.
Geography
Singra is located at 24°30′N 89°08′E. It has 88,791 households and total area 528.47 km2.
Singra, with an area of 528.46 km2, is bounded by Nandigram upazila (Bogura) on the north, Gurudaspur upazila on the south, Tarash (Sirajganj) and Sherpur (Bogra) upazilas on the east, Natore Sadar, Naldanga, Atrai and Raninagar upazilas on the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Singra Upazila had 100,939 households and a population of 381,316. 8.30% of the population were under 5 years of age. Singra had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.95%: 69.69% for males and 64.23% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.45 males for every 100 females. 69,105 (18.12%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Singra Upazila had 88,791 households and a population of 364,382. 78,776 (21.62%) were under 10 years of age.
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