Ishwardi Upazila
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Ishwardi ঈশ্বরদী |
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| Upazila | |
 Ishwardi
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| Coordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°ECoordinates: 24°9′N 89°4′E / 24.150°N 89.067°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Pabna District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 236,825 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Ishwardi |
Ishwardi (Bengali: ঈশ্বরদী, Ish-shordi, meaning "God's place") is the westernmost upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of western zone of Bangladesh Railway. It is the site of the planned Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Ishwardi is located at 24°09′00″N 89°04′00″E / 24.1500°N 89.0667°E. It has 39,112 units of households and total area 246.9 km².
There is an airport which was unused previously but now it is in use.
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.
Ishwardi has 10 unions, 143 mauzas and 113 villages.
1) Shahapur Union
Chairman: Motlebur Rahman Minhaz Fokir
Villages:
2) Lokkhikunda Union
Chairman: Mohammad Anisul Haque Molla
Villages:
3) Pakshy Union
Chairman: Mohammad Enam Bishshash
Villages:
4) Muladuli Union
Chairman: Selim Malitha
5) Dashuria Union
Chairman: Mohamad Aminul Islam (Kanadi)
Villages:
6) Solimpur Union
Chairman: Md Bablu Malitha
Villages:
7) Shaara Union
Chairman: Jarjis Hossain
Chairman : Abul kalam azad mintu [Awami League].
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