Nakla Upazila
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Nakla is an Upazila of Sherpur District
Sherpur District
Sherpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Sherpur city is located about 198 km north of Dhaka which is the capital of the country.-Subdivisions:There are 5 upazilas under this district, namely:...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Nakla is located at 24.9833°N 90.1833°E. It has 33,482 units of household and total area 174.8 km².
The Nakla is free from Pakistani military, 9 December 1971. Pakistani military forces surrendered in the village named Palash Kandy. It is a historical place for Nakla. Every day many of tourists who are interested in its liberation war come to see the place. Nowadays there is a market named Vote Bazar.

Nakla is a very nice town. It is the major upazila of Sherpur district. Many famous persons were born there.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Nakla has a population of 162952. Males constitute are 51.03% of the population, and females 48.97%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 81345. Nakla has an average literacy rate of 67.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 70.4% literate.
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