Sirajganj Sadar Upazila
Sirajganj Sadar (Bengali: সিরাজগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]
Sirajganj Sadar
সিরাজগঞ্জ সদর | |
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Sirajganj Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°42′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Sirajganj District |
Area | |
• Total | 325.77 km2 (125.78 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 389,160 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 6700 |
Website | Official map of Sirajganj Sadar |
Geography
Sirajganj Sadar is located at 24.4583°N 89.7000°E.
Demographics
The 1991 Bangladesh census reports Sirajganj Sadar's population as 389,160 spread across 71,511 houses. 51.54% are male, 48.46% female and 195,911 adults (18 years and over). 29.8% of people aged 7 and older were recorded as literate, slightly below the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Sirajganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Sirajganj Municipality and ten union parishads: Bagbati, Bohuli, Kaliahoripur, Khokshabari, Kowakhola, Mesra, Ratankandi, Sheyalkol, Songacha, and Soydabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 187 mauzas and 294 villages.[3]
Sirajganj Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 50 mahallas.[3]
Education
Sirajganj Sadaar upazilla boasts numerous educational institutions including:
Shaheed Munsur Ali Medical College (2014), North Bengal medical college (2001), , Sirajganj Government College (1940) Islamia govt. college(1921), Rashiddozzoha govt. women's college(1966), Vashani degree college(1994), Rajob ali memorial science college(1999), Abdullah al mahmood college(1987), sirajganj govt. MATS, Sheikh hasina nursing college, sirajganj govt. technical college(1966), Sirajganj polytechnic institute(2000), B.L govt. boys high school(1869), Baghbati high school(1866), jnanadainy high school(1882), victoria high school(1898), Vathpiari high school(1933), Saleha Ishaque govt. girls high school(1937), Mechra high school(1948), Gotia High school(1982), Rupsha High School(1989), Suchona Kinder Garten High School-Rupsha(2003), Sabuj kanon high school(1980), Siajganj collectorate school & college(2003), Jewels oxford international school(2002), Haji ali ahmed high school(1947), jahanara high school(1969), Gowri-urban high school(1968), S.B Railway colony high school&college(1964), PDB High school(1973), Police Line school&college(2011), Shaheed Model School(2012), Goyla Model Govt. Primary School(1845).
References
- Kamrul Islam (2012), "Sirajganj Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Sirajganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.