Nasirnagar Upazila (brahmanbaria district) with an area of 311.66 sq km, is bounded by lakhai and austagram upazilas on the north, sarail and brahmanbaria sadar upazilas on the south, madhabpur upazila on the east and bajitpur and Austagram upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Meghna, Titas, Langan, Kulkuli, Balabhadra; noted depression: Shapla Beel, Medir Haor and Akashi Haor.

Nasirnagar (Town) consists of two mouzas. The area of the town is 18.22 sq km. It has a population of 10731; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; population density per sq km 589. Literacy rate among the town people is 29.8%.

Administration Nasirnagar thana, now an upazila, was established in 1910. The upazila consists of 13 union parishads, 100 mouzas and 129 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics Remnants of Zamindar Bari (house) at Haripur; House of Nawab Sir Syed Shamsul Huda, Phandauk Mandir, embraced statue of Oma and Maheshwar (preserved in the National Museum, Dhaka).

Historical events In a successful operation at Battala of village Tullapara the freedom fighters killed 17 members of the Pak army including the local convenor of the Peace Committee. Later on, in retaliation, the Pak army killed many villagers. They also plundered and set on fire many villages.

Population 234090; male 50.45%, female 49.55%; Muslim 80.67%, Hindu 19.24% and others 0.08%.

Religious institutions Mosque 286, temple 37.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 19.3%; male 25.6% and female 12.8%. Educational institutions: college 2, high school 15, junior high school 4, madrasa 16, government primary school 80, non-government primary school 35, satellite school 14, community school 4. Noted educational institutions: Phandauk PR High School (1938), Kuti Atal Bihari High School (1918).

Locally published newspapers and periodicals Siri and Nasirnagar Barta.

Cultural organisations Club 1, public library 1, cinema hall 1, community centre 1, cooperative society 347.

Main occupations Agriculture 57.45%, agricultural labourer 16.91%, wage labourer 3.15%, commerce 8.03%, service 1.94%, fishing 2.89% and others 9.63%.

Land use Total cultivable land 27750 hectares; single crop 47.48%, double crop 42.31% and treble crop land 10.21%.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk. 5000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard seed, betel leaf and vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, sesame, pulses (mug and musuri), kaun.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, black berry and banana.

Fisheries, poultries Poultry 25, hatchery 35.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 30 km, semi pucca 10 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage (nearly extinct) and boat.

Manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, oil mill, ice factory, saw mill, welding, etc.

Cottage industries Bamboo work 10, goldsmith 213, blacksmith 50, oil grinding (ghani) 170, brass work 21, potteries 117 and jute and cotton work 130.

Hats, bazars and fairs Total number of hats and bazars are 53, most noted of which are Phandauk, Chatalpar, Nasirnagar; Shutki Mela at Village Kulikanda is notable.

Main exports Jute, paddy, mustard seed, betel leaf, dry fish and fish.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are asa, brac, proshika, Save the Children, grameen bank, Langal Dhar, Anirban Sangsad, Comilla Proshika, Urban Bird, etc.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family welfare centre 9 and satellite clinic 1. [Md. Abul Kasem Bhuiyan]