Adamdighi is an Upazila of Bogra District

Bogra District

Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. It is called the gateway to the north Bengal. It is an industrial city where many small and mid sized industries are housed. Bogra district was a part of the ancient Pundravardhana territory and Bogra was the capital of...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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. Naming of this upazila or area as Adamdighi came from Adam's Dighi which means Adam's Tank. Adam was a great Muslim

Muslim

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 saint

Saint

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 or dervish

Dervish

A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.-Etymology:The Persian word darvīsh is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian...

, known as Baba Adam(Bangla: বাবা আদম).

Baba Adam & Tank

Baba Adam is very popular among the people of the locality, and commands as much respect from Hindu

Hindu

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s as from Muslim

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s. Baba Adam is said to have been a contemporary of the famous Rani Bhabani

Rani Bhabani

Rani Bhabani was a zamindar of Rajshahi, in Bangladesh during the British colonial era.-Life:Born in Chhatin gram,Thana: Adamdighi, Bogra District, Bhabani was married off to Raja Ramkanta, the then zamindar of Rajshahi. After his death, Bhabani became the de jure zamindar, and started being...

 (1716–1795) of Natore, who it is said, with her characteristics magnanimity had a tank dug at the place and dedicated it to the saintly fakir

Fakir

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in honour of his supernatural powers. This tank, which is a large one, still bears the name of the fakir as Adamdighi or the Adam's Tank.Rani Bhabani was born at Chhatin gram. Father name of Rani Bhabani "Attaram Chowdhury" There are 365 ancient ponds in the Chhatin gram.

Geography

Adamdighi is located at 24.43°N 89.10°E. It has 41,495 household units and a total area of 168.83 km² (approximately).. Chhatin gram is a famous UP of Adamdighi Upazila.
There are 365 ancient ponds in the Chhatin gram.

Administration

Adamdighi Thana, now an Upazila, was established in 1821. The upazila consists of six union parishads, one municipality named Santahar, 133 mouzas, and 179 villages.
high production of fish of 'PANGASH'

Archaeological Heritage

• Kaboi Rajbari (palace)
• Kalachand Temple
• Rani Bhabani's house at Chhatingram UP.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Adamdighi has a population of 170,326. Males constitute 51.63% of the population, and females 48.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87,264. Adamdighi has an average literacy rate of 34.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Unions

There are 6 union councils in this upazila. These are-

• Adamdighi Sadar
• Chapapur
• Chhatiangram
• Kundugram
• Nashratpur
• Santahar