Bagmara Upazila


is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bagmara is located at . It has 57675 households and total area 363.3 km².

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Bagmara had a population of 354,664. Males constituted 49.95% of the population and females 50.05%. Muslims formed 95.31% of the population, Hindus 4.65% and others 0.04%. Bagmara had a literacy rate of 46.31% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagmara has a population of 282520. Males constitute 50.01% of the population, and females 49.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 147768. Bagmara has an average literacy rate of 52.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Bagmara has 16 Unions/Wards, 295 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 362 villages.
The unions of Bagmara thana are:
1. Shuvodanga
2. Basupara
3. Auchpara
4. Govindpara
5. Gonipur
6. Sonadanga
7. Jugipara
8. Nordash
9. Kacarikuolipara
10. Maria
11. Sreepur
12. Dippur
13. Borobihanoli
14. Hamirkutssa
15. Jhikra and
16. Ghoalkandi.
17.Holudghor
Also Bagmara has 2 powroshova.
1.Taherpur powroshova &
2.Bhawanigong powroshova

Notable residents