Bagatipara is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bagatipara is located at 24.3306°N, 88.9444°W. It has an area of 139.85 km2 and is bounded by Natore Sadar Upazila on the north, Lalpur Upazila on the south, Baraigram Upazila on the east and Charghat, Bagha and Puthia Upazilas on the west. The soil of the upazila is mainly plain; there are few depressions. The main river is Boral.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bagatipara Upazila had 33,383 households and a population of 131,004. 24,388 (18.62%) were under 10 years of age. Bagatipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males. 9,975 (7.61%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Bagatipara Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983. The Upazila is divided into Bagatipara Municipality and five union parishads: Bagatipara, Dayarampur, Faguardiar, Jamnagor, and Panka. The union parishads are subdivided into 93 mauzas and 134 villages. Bagatipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.