Ishwardi

Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী, Ish-shordi, meaning "God's place") is the western most upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of western zone of Bangladesh Railway.

Geography

Ishwardi is located at 24.1500°N 89.0667°E . It has 39,112 units of households and total area 246.9 km².

There is a airport.

Population

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ishwardi has a population of 236,825. Males constitute are 51.88% of the population, and females 48.12%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 111,338. Ishwardi has an average literacy rate of 35.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administrative  

 Ishwardi has 10 unions, 143 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 113 villages.

Unions are:

1. Shahapur
2. Lokkhikunda
3. Pakshy
4. Muladuli
5. Dashuria
6. Solimpur
7. Shara

List of village of Ishwardi Upozila Union wise

Name of Union : Shahapur Union parishad ( 01 )

"Name of Chairman : Md. Nafaur Rahaman (Razu)

SL Name of Village Ward No: 1 Char/Dear Shahapur 1

2 Shahapur 2

3 Mohadebpur 3

4 Gaugoiel 4 5 Kodimpara " 6 Tillokpur " 7 Digha "

8 Gorgory 5 9 Rahimpur "

10 Babulchara 6

11 Aotapara 7

12 Char Gorgory 8 13 New Char Gorgory "

14 Bansherbada 9

Name of Union : Lokkhikunda Union Parishad ( 02 )

"Name of Chairman : Md. Anisul Haque Mulla

SL Name of Village Ward No: 1 Luxmikunda 1

2 Pakuria 2

3 Koikunda 3

4 Dadapur 4

5 Bilkada 5

6 Kamalpur West Para 6

Kamalpur North Para 7

7 Charkorolia West Para 8

Charkorolia North Para 9

Name of Union : Pakshy Union Parishad ( 03 )

"Name of Chairman : Md. Zakiul Islam (Topon Shordar)

SL Name of Village Ward No : 1 Civil Hat 1

2 Pakshy 2

3 Juktitola 3

4 Ruppur 4

5 Char Ruppur 5

6 New Ruppur 6

7 Diyar Baghol 7

8 Baghol 8

Name of Union : Dashuria Union Porishod ( 04 )

"Name of Chairman : Md. Aminul Islam (Kanadi)

SL Name of Village Ward No: 1 Dashuria 1

2 Manikor 2 3 Nawdapara " 4 Pakuria "

5 Kharzani 3 6 Kamalpur " 7 Dadpur "

8 Munshidpur 4 9 Atalshimul "

10 Marmi 5 11 Shampur "

12 Khorbari 6 13 Sultanpur " 14 Berahasi " 15 Boyra " 16 Khalishpur "

17 Kalikapur 7 18 Azampur " 19 Bhabanipur "

20 Dikshail 8 21 Pathani "

22 Bagbaria 9 23 Alladi "

Description of popular places of Ishwardi

• Bokuler mor : a common and most popular place in ishwardi .  A tea stoll  called "salamer chair dokan"is very popular.

Notable Persons

• Mohammad Abdul Gafur:
 First chief engineer of Bangladesh Railway
• Mohammad Abdul Wahed: Former professor and Head, Department of Surgery, M.A.G. Osmani Medical College, Sylhet and Mymensingh Medical College. He was an FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons, England and Edinburgh.

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS. . Archived from the origin  on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.