Sarishabari Upazila
Sarishabari
সরিষাবাড়ী | |
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 Countryside of Sarishabari | |
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| Coordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Jamalpur District |
| Area | |
• Total | 263.50 km2 (101.74 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 343,194 |
| • Density | 1,302.4/km2 (3,373.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2050[2] |
| Area code | 09827[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Sarishabari |
Sarishabari (Bengali: সরিষাবাড়ী) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[4]
Geography
[edit]Sarishabari is located at 24°44′30″N 89°50′00″E / 24.7417°N 89.8333°E. It has 58,254 households and total area 263.50 km2. The upazila is bounded by Madarganj and Jamalpur Sadar upazilas on the north, Tangail district of Dhaka division to the east, and Sirajganj and Bogra districts of Rajshahi division to the west.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 224,966 | — |
| 1991 | 289,106 | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 316,007 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 325,320 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 343,194 | +5.5% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sarishabari Upazila had 89,171 households and a population of 343,194. 8.75% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sarishabari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 64.42%: 66.77% for males and 56.44% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.44 males for 100 females. 68,285 (19.90%) lived in urban areas.[5]
Administration
[edit]Sarishabari Thana was formed in 1960 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[4]
Sarishabari Upazila is divided into Sarishabari Municipality and eight union parishads: Aona, Bhatara, Doail, Kamrabad, Mahadan, Pingna, Pogaldigha, and Satpoa. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 183 villages.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Maulana Muhammad Nurul Islam (1931–2018), state minister of religious affairs
- Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), lawyer and government minister
- Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1944–2020), major general and state minister
- Muhammad Anisur Rahman Anu (born 1956), academic, economist and political activist
- Muhammad Samad (born 1956), pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka
- Murad Hasan (born 1974), former state minister
- Mahmudul Hasan Sohag (born 1981), founder of Rokomari.com
- Md Ismail Hossain (died 2016), 14th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Sayed Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Sarishabari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Jamalpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-238-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazilas/thanas |  | |
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| Upazilas of the Mymensingh Division | ||
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Headquarters: Mymensingh | ||
| Jamalpur District |  | |
| Mymensingh District | ||
| Netrokona District | ||
| Sherpur District | ||
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