Thakurgaon District, Bangladesh
Thakurgaon district is located in the north- western borderline of Bangladesh. With the initiative of a Tagore family, a police station was established nearby the current
Thakurgaon Municipality during the East India Company period. The police
station was named after them. Thakurgaon subdivision was established in 1860. At
the time of Partition in 1947, three police station of Jalpaiguri district and
a police station of Kochbihar (current 4 police station of Panchagarh except
Atowary), Panchagrah started its new journey as a subdivision with total ten
police stations. In 1981, Panchagrah subdivision was separated with Atowary,
Panchagrah, Boda, Debiganj and Tetulia police station of Thakurgaon sub division.
As a result the geography of Thakurgaon was limited with five police stations. Panchagrah
sub division was turned into a district on 01 February 1984 with current five
police station. Previously it was included with Dinajpur District.
Bordered By: Thakurgaon District is bordered by Panchagarh district to the north, West Bengal (Indian State) to the south and west, Dinajpur
and a part of Panchagarh district to the east.
Administration: The area of Thakurgaon is 1781.74 Sq Km. It is under
Rangpur Division. There are 03 Municipalities in Thakurgaon named Thakurgaon,
Pirgonj and Ranigonj. The number of Upazilla (sub district) in Thakurgaon
district is 05, named- Thakurgaon Sadar, Ranishonkor, Baliadanga, Haripur and
Pirgonj containing 51 Unions, 636 Mauzas and 641 Villages.
Population: The total population of Thakurgaon district is 13,90,042
(Male- 701,281 and Female- 688,761), Sex ratio 102:100, Population Density 780/Sq
Km and annual growth rate is 1.34%.
Literacy: The Literacy Rate of Thakurgaon district is 48.70%
(Male- 53.00% and Female- 44.40%), school attendance rate is 56.70% for 5 to 24
years age group.
Other Important
Data: The postal code of Thakurgaon
district is 5100 and NWD Code is 0561. Total Parliament seat in Thakurgaon is 03.
During the liberation war, Thakurgaon was under Sector Number 07 and total
listed freedom fighter is 1730. Average rainfall of the district is 2536 mm and
urbanization rate of the district is 11.60%. Major Tribes living in the region
are Munda, Bordo, Sawtal, Oraw, Choch, Palia, Rajbangshi, Whoo, Kumar, Hari,
Bhuyan, Ganghu etc.
Rivers: Tangon, Kulic, Nagor, Tirnoi, Pathraj, Vulli, Dipa,
Julai, Churamati etc.
Agro Products: Paddy, Jute, Wheat, Sugarcane, Tobacco, Pulses, Potato,
Brinjal, Vegetables, Mango, Jack fruit, Papaya, Watermelon, Litchi etc.
Remarkable Personalities from Thakurgaon District
Subeder Ahmed Hossain (Freemon Fighter), Mohammad Dabirul Islam (Politician), Shishir Battacharja, Principal Ashraful Alam Khan, Abul Kalam Azad, Mirza Ruhul Amin (Politician), Alhaz Nurul Hoque Chowdhury (Politician), Hazi Kamrul Huda Chowdhury (Social Worker), Khorshed Ali Ahmed (Social Worker), Mohammad Fazlul Karim (Politician), Mohammad Rezawanul Hoque Chowdhury (Politician), Sayad Jahanara (Social Worker), Engineer Ejab Uddin Ahmed (Social Worker), Dr Abdul Malek, Prof. Golam Mostafa etc.
