Ishwardi Upazila

Ishwardi (, "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.
Geography.
Ishwardi is located at . 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.
Demographics.
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.
Administration.
Ishwardi Upazila is divided into Ishwardi Municipality and seven union parishads: Dashuria, Luxmikunda, Muladuli, Pakshi, Sahapur, Sara, and Silimpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 128 mauzas and 126 villages.
Ishwardi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.