Shahjadpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.1708° N 89.5875° E

Shahjadpur Upazila

Shahjadpur
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Sirajganj District
Coordinates 24.1708° N 89.5875° E
Area 324.47 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
420452
 - 1296/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Shahjadpur

Shahjadpur (Bengali: শাহজাদপুর) is an Upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Shahjadpur is located at 24.1708° N 89.5875° E . It has 70998 units of house hold and total area 324.47 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Shahjadpur has a population of 420452. Males constitute are 52.05% of the population, and females 47.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 197052. Shahjadpur has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Shahjadpur has 16 Unions/Wards, 226 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 279 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.