Shajahanpur Upazila
Shajahanpur Upazila (Bengali: শাজাহানপুর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Created in 2003, it is the newest upazila in the District.[3]
Shajahanpur শাজাহানপুর | |
|---|---|
Shajahanpur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°46′N 89°24′E / 24.767°N 89.400°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Bogra District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 221.69 km2 (85.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 289,804 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | shajahanpur |
Geography Edit
Shajahanpur Upazila has a total area of 221.69 square kilometres (85.59 sq mi).[1] It borders Bogra Sadar Upazila to the north, Gabtali and Dhunat upazilas to the east, Sherpur Upazila to the south, Nandigram Upazila to the southwest, and Kahaloo Upazila to the west. The Karatoya River flows south through the upazila.[3]
Demographics Edit
| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | — |
| 1991 | - | — |
| 2001 | - | — |
| 2011 | 290 | — |
| The upazila was created in 2003, prior to that the population was part of Bogra Sadar Upazila Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1] | ||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shajahanpur Upazila had 72,685 households and a population of 289,804, 21.4% of whom lived in urban areas.[2] 8.9% of the population was under the age of 5.[4] The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 57.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5][6]
Administration Edit
Bogra Municipality falls mainly within Bogra Sadar Upazila, but a small part of the municipality (one ward, portions of two others, Majhira Cantonment, and Jahangirabad Cantonment) lies inside Shajahanpur Upazila. These wards are divided into 18 mahallas. The remainder of the upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Amrool, Aria, Asekpur, Chopinagar, Gohail, Kharna, Khotta Para, Madla, and Majhira.[2] The union parishads are subdivided into 120 mauzas and 166 villages.[1]
Education Edit
There are six colleges in the upazila. There are two degree colleges- Kamaruddin Islamia College founded in 1986 and Dublagari College, founded in 1986.[7]
Bogra Cantonment Public School and College, founded in 1979, is in Majhira Cantonment. Millennium Scholastic School & College, founded in 1998, is in Jahangiraba Cantonment.
Aria Rahimabad high school, founded in 2017, is in Nagarhat, Amrool Union. The technical and vocational education system has one college, Ranirhat Technical College, founded in 2000.
The madrasa education system includes six fazil and two kamil madrasas.[3][8]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b c d (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c Jasimuddin, AKM (2012). "Shahjahanpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Secondary School List". Shajahanpur Upazila. Retrieved July 17, 2014.(in Bengali)
- ^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.