# Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila Upazila, Thakurgaon District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/thakurgaon-sadar/

Upazila · Thakurgaon District 

# Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Thakurgaon District, Rangpur Division. It had an estimated **645,554 people** in 2022 on 681 km² (about 949 per km²). 259 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 179 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 645,554people (2022)
- 681km²
- 179mapped services
- 59 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?

Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila had an estimated **645,554 people** in 2022 — 42.1% of Thakurgaon District, 15th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,030 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Thakurgaon District figure of 1,034). Spread over 681 km², that is about **949 people per km²**, 236th of 406 upazilas.

25.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 30 across Thakurgaon District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 47 children and older people.

0–4 ****53,239**

5–9 ****54,476**

10–14 ****54,443**

15–19 ****56,365**

20–24 ****54,150**

25–29 ****55,477**

30–34 ****52,573**

35–39 ****51,750**

40–44 ****43,481**

45–49 ****40,951**

50–54 ****32,459**

55–59 ****30,718**

60–64 ****20,746**

65–69 ****18,273**

70–74 ****11,496**

75–79 ****8,314**

80+ ****6,643**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?

Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila lies in [Thakurgaon District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/), [Rangpur Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 7 other upazilas: [Atowari Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/panchagarh/atowari/), [Baliadangi Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/baliadangi/), [Birganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/dinajpur/birganj/), [Boda Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/panchagarh/boda/), [Debiganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/panchagarh/debiganj/), [Pirganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/pirganj/) and [Ranishankail Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/ranishankail/). By area it is the 15th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 37.7% of [Thakurgaon District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/thakurgaon/). The centre of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila is about 328 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 26.0717° N, 88.4638° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila: 1 attraction; 1 monument; 1 castle or fort.

- Siyam & Shihab's House · castle or fort
- Choto Baliadangi · attraction
- Thakurgaon Government College Shahid Minar. · monument

### Nearby, outside Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

- Martyr's Monument · monument, Boda17 km
- Shahid Minar শহীদ মিনার · monument, Boda17 km
- Boda Upazila Parishad Pond, Tourist attraction · attraction, Boda17 km
- Katabari, Rothbazar · attraction, Debiganj18 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Saidpur Airport (SPD) · Saidpur56 km
- Bagdogra Airport (IXB) · Siliguri69 km

### Nearest railway station

Shibganj Railway Station (Thakurgaon Sadar), about 10 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.8 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Dec (about 10.5 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 17:16).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Open gazetteers list **259 villages, towns and localities** in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila. The largest with a recorded population: Thākurgaon (100,442). Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 73 m above sea level (median 59 m).

- Ahsānnagar
- Akcha
- Akehāgaon
- Akhanagar
- Akhapur
- Auliapur
- Auliāpur
- Bagulādāngi
- Bagutādānga
- Baikuntapur
- Bakrāpāra
- Balarāmpur
- Balia
- Banbāri
- Bandlgar
- Bara Bella
- Baragaon
- Baragrām
- Barunāgaon
- Basantanagar
- Basudebpur
- Begunbari
- Begunbāri
- Bhandaria
- Bhelājān
- Bhengroāl
- Bhopla
- Bhālukāigi
- Bhātgaon
- Bishnupur
- Biswāspur
- Bochāpukur
- Bodasiri
- Bodāpāra
- Bowālia
- Bāgpur
- Bāilpāra
- Bākunda
- Bālia
- Bālābari
- Bāndigar
- Bāng Rote
- Bānsgāra
- Bātina
- Chak Haldi
- Changaon
- Chapati
- Chaukidārpāra
- Chhat Pahārbhānga
- Chhata Bālia
- Chhit Kismat Chāmeshwari
- Chhota Bhengroāl
- Chilarang
- Chinārang
- Chotrākhorā
- Chāmeshwari
- Chāndipur Kismat
- Chāndpur
- Chāprikuri
- Chāprikūri
- Dadapāra
- Dakhin Bātina
- Dakshin Thākurgaon
- Daulatpur
- Debiganj
- Debipur
- Debīpur
- Dehan
- Deogaon
- Deogaon Ramzanpara
- Dhandgaon
- Dharmāpur
- Dholarhat
- Doudipāra
- Dārājgaon
- Dāudpāra
- Falānpur
- Farabāri
- Faridpur
- Fatehpur
- Fersādānga
- Futkibāri
- Gareya
- Gauripur
- Gilābāri
- Gobindanagar
- Gobindapur
- Gohini
- Gohini Bistopur
- Gohini Maheshpur
- Gonāpāra
- Gopālpur
- Gopālpur Ārāzi
- Gopīkāntāpur
- Goālpāra
- Hariharpur
- Harināroyanpur
- Harinārāyanpur
- Horinda
- Jagannathpur
- Jagannāthpur
- Jalāli
- Jamalpur
- Jamālpur
- Jatibhānga
- Jhārbari
- Jhārgaon
- Kachubari
- Kachubāri
- Kadampur
- Kaharpāra
- Kani Kasalçon
- Kaselgaon
- Kathālgaon
- Kazipara
- Keshurbāri
- Kesurbāri
- Kesurbāri Ārazi
- Khagrābāri
- Khalishākuri
- Khenpāra
- Khoribāri
- Khālisākuri
- Khālisākurī
- Khāmār Bhopla
- Kishmat Sukan Pukhri
- Kismat Chāmeshwari
- Kismat Daulatpur
- Kismat Pahārbhānga
- Kismat Saidpur
- Kismat Sukhanpukhri
- Kiārīgaon
- Kochhwd
- Krishnapur
- Kristopur
- Kuiishahar
- Kumārpur
- Kusalbāri
- Kāchhna
- Kādosaka
- Kākdob
- Kāleswargaon
- Kālikagaon
- Kālikāgāon
- Lakhīpur
- Lashkara
- Lashkara Ārāzi
- Lauthuti
- Lodhābāri
- Lāuthuti
- Madanpur
- Madariganj
- Maddanganj
- Madhupur
- Mahabbatpur
- Mahabhashi
- Maheshpur
- Mahespur
- Mahesāil
- Mahādevpur
- Mahāpur
- Malāni
- Malānkuri
- Mandalpāra
- Mathurāpur
- Milānpur
- Mohammadpur
- Mokhābāndi
- Motard
- Moulāni
- Mujabāni
- Mukhtār Mela
- Munshipara
- Mādhabpur
- Mādānganj
- Mādārganj
- Māligaon
- Mānnadam
- Mānnadām
- Mātigara
- Mātigara Ārāzi
- Mātrigaon
- Nargun
- Nayāhāti
- Nayāpāra
- Nichintapur
- Nārgun
- Pachātola
- Pahārbhānga
- Paschim Begunbari
- Paschim Begunbāri
- Paschim Sukhanpokhri
- Pastanpur
- Phutkībāri
- Phāgdūmpur
- Pokati
- Purba Begunbāri
- Purba Sukān Pukuri
- Pāikpāra
- Pārphubi
- Pārpugi
- Rahimanpur
- Rajagaon
- Rasulpur
- Rasūlpur
- Raypur
- Ruhea
- Ruhia
- Ruhia Pashchim
- Rādhānagar
- Rāipur
- Rājarampur
- Rājgaon
- Rājārāmpur
- Rāmpur
- Saidpur
- Salandar
- Salāndar
- Senua
- Shasherāphila
- Shukhan Pukhri
- Shāhāpāra
- Sinduna
- Singia
- Sirigia
- Soithoguri
- Sukhanpukhari
- Sukhanpukhri
- Sālandar
- Sālbari Kasalgaon
- Sālīkocha
- Sārali
- Sārdubi
- Sāslāpīala
- Sīnīhāri
- Sūtlāgarh
- Tearigaon
- Telipāra
- Telīpāra
- Tepagãon
- Tewārigaon
- Thakurgaon
- Thākurg
- Thākurgaon
- Titalya
- Titālya
- Uttar Bochāpukur
- Uttar Bātina
- Uttar Thākurgaon
- Uttat Krishnāpur Ārāzi
- Yakubpur
- Ākhānagar
- Ālampur
- Āmbāri
- Ārāzi Chāndipur
- Ārāzi Dong Pukur
- Ārāzi Rāmpur
- Ārāzi Singhpāra
- Ārāzi Sālāndar

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Named natural and historic features inside Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

4 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Charalbon Nadi
- Chhora Sinua Nadi
- Karam Khān Dīghi
- Shol Nadi
- Sinua Nadi

### Getting around

2 railway stations; 1 airport.

- Akhānagar Railway Station
- Thakurgaon Airport
- Thākurgaon Railway Station

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Thakurgaon District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,701 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (427 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 16 6 

Feb 20 10 

Mar 26 26 

Apr 30 72 

May 31 164 

Jun 31 271 

Jul 29 427 

Aug 29 324 

Sep 28 288 

Oct 25 106 

Nov 21 5 

Dec 17 2 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ESDO Shishu and Community Hospital · Thakurgaon Sadar 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.04026&mlon=88.45467#map=17/26.04026/88.45467) 

Bank Uttara Bank Limited · Thakurgaon Sadar 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03318&mlon=88.46250#map=17/26.03318/88.46250) 

ATM Brac Bank · Thakurgaon Sadar 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03199&mlon=88.46243#map=17/26.03199/88.46243) 

Petrol pump Surma Filling Station সুরমা ফিলিং স্টেশন · Thakurgaon Sadar 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03838&mlon=88.44634#map=17/26.03838/88.44634) 

Hotel ESDO Guest House · Thakurgaon Sadar 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03977&mlon=88.44738#map=17/26.03977/88.44738) 

Mall বলরামহাট বাজার, বোদা উপজেলা · Boda 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.16703&mlon=88.57991#map=17/26.16703/88.57991) 

School Thakurgaon River View High School · Thakurgaon Sadar 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03740&mlon=88.46354#map=17/26.03740/88.46354) 

College Thakurgaon Govt. College · Thakurgaon Sadar 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03951&mlon=88.45324#map=17/26.03951/88.45324) 

Police station Thakurgaon Central Police Station · Thakurgaon Sadar 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.03486&mlon=88.46125#map=17/26.03486/88.46125) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila

Places mapped inside Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals13
- Banks28
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps14
- Hotels5
- Schools43
- Colleges and universities31
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies5
- Restaurants33
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics4

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other upazilas in Thakurgaon District

- Baliadangi
- Haripur
- Pirganj
- Ranishankail

## Quick answers

- Where is Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?In Thakurgaon District, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?645,554 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?About 30 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?About 949 people per km²
- What borders Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Atowari Upazila, Baliadangi Upazila, Birganj Upazila, Boda Upazila, Debiganj Upazila, Pirganj Upazila and Ranishankail Upazila
- What is there to see in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Choto Baliadangi, Siyam & Shihab's House, Thakurgaon Government College Shahid Minar.
- What time zone is Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?259 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Settlements lie between 35 m and 73 m
- What is the best time to visit Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?ESDO Shishu and Community Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Uttara Bank Limited, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Brac Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?Surma Filling Station সুরমা ফিলিং স্টেশন, about 4.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?13 mapped
- How many banks are in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?28 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?14 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila?BD55940094 (OCHA common operational dataset)