{{Short description|Town and Municipality in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Netrokona | other_name = | native_name = নেত্রকোনা | nickname = | settlement_type = Town and Municipality | image_skyline = Circuit House, Netrokona (5).jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = Circuit House, Netrokona | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Bangladesh Mymensingh division#Bangladesh | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Netrokona town in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coord|24.881874|N|90.727490|E|region:BD|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = Division | subdivision_name1 = Mymensingh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Netrokona | subdivision_type3 = Upazila | subdivision_name3 = Netrokona Sadar | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = Netrokona Municipality | leader_title = Paura Mayor | leader_name = Md. Nazrul Islam Khan <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.netrokona.gov.bd/site/officer_list/b0b0bca0-1e8e-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2|title=Mayor of Netrokona town's civic body|publisher= News24|accessdate= 15 September 2019}}</ref> | established_date = | established_title2 = Municipality established | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 32 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 36 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | population_total = 122299 | population_density_km2 = 3907 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | timezone = BST | utc_offset = +6 | postal_code_type = postal code | postal_code = | blank_name = National calling code | blank_info = +880 | blank1_name = Local calling code | blank1_info = }} '''Netrokona''' ({{langx|bn|নেত্রকোনা}}) is a major town and the district headquarters of Netrokona District in Mymensingh Division. It is the largest town and urban centre of Netrokona District.
==Demographics==
{{bar box |title=Religions in Netrokona Paurashava (2022)<ref name="2022census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|Islam|green|80.22}} {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|19.74}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.04}} }}
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Netrokona Paurashava had 28,373 households and a population of 122,299. Netrokona had a literacy rate of 84.55%: 86.58% for males and 82.50% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.43 males per 100 females. 8.54% of the population was under 5 years of age.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021%20Community%20Report/MYMENSING%20DIVISION/Community%20Report%20Netrokona.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - Community Report: Netrokona |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-334-1 |series=Community Report |location=Dhaka |pages= }}</ref>
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Netrokona city had 19,627 households and a population of 91,936. 18,947 (20.61%) were under 10 years of age. Netrokona had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.08%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 960 females per 1000 males.<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) |url=https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/- |website= |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>
==Education== There are 11 secondary schools in the town. Anjuman Model Government High School, founded in 1914, and Netrokona Government Girls High School (1937) are the only two public ones.<ref>{{cite web |title=School List |url=https://objectstorage.ap-dcc-gazipur-1.oraclecloud15.com/n/axvjbnqprylg/b/V2Ministry/o/office-banbeis/2024/12/675a429e17c148c98e2203101410db3f.xlsx |website=Secondary and Higher Education Division |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite web |title=Netrokona District |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Netrokona_District |website=Banglapedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:নেত্রকোণা সরকারি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় |url=https://www.netrokonagghs.edu.bd/history |website=Netrokona Government Girls High School |language=bn |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref> Datta High School, founded in 1889, is a notable private one.<ref name="Banglapedia" />
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Category:Populated places in Mymensingh Division Category:Towns in Bangladesh