According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nawabganj Upazila had 70,757 households and a population of 318,811.

Nawabganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males.

[7] Nawabganj Upazila is currently under rule of the Bangladesh Awami League.

BEXIMCO Group Chairman Md Salman Fazlur Rahman is the current Member of Parliament, representing Dhaka-1.

The most popular parties include Bangladesh Awami League, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila BNP and the Jatiyo Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Jatiyo Party Nawabganj Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Agla, Bakshanagar, Bandura, Barrah, Baruakhali, Churain, Galimpur, Jantrail, Joykrishnapur, Kailail, Kalakopa, Nayansree, Shekaripara, and Sholla.