According to the
2022 Bangladeshi census, Nagarkanda Upazila had 52,678 households and a population of 222,938. 10.08% of the population were under 5 years of age. Nagarkanda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.09%: 72.41% for males and 69.83% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.03 males for every 100 females. 24,639 (11.05%) lived in urban areas. As of the
2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nagarkanda upazila had 42,904 households and a population of 197,898. 48,422 (24.47%) were under 10 years of age. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 46.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 15,805 (7.99%) of the population lived in urban areas. According to the
1991 Bangladesh census, Nagarkanda had a population of 267, 193. Males constituted 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. The population aged 18 or over was 131, 533. Nagarkanda had an average literacy rate of 22.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Most of the people depends on cultivation of land. Rice, Jute, Onion are the main crops. Onion of this locality is famous all around the country. ==Administration==