Shahbazpur Union, Sarail

Shahbazpur
Shahbazpur

Location of Shahbazpur Town in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°3.1′N 91°10.4′E / 24.0517°N 91.1733°ECoordinates: 24°3.1′N 91°10.4′E / 24.0517°N 91.1733°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Brahmanbaria
Upazila Sarail
Government
 • MP (Brahmanbaria-2) Ziaul Haque Mridha (Jatiya Party)
Area
 • Total 26.5 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 35,288
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone Bangladesh Time (UTC+6)
Postal code 3431

Shahbazpur (Bengali: শাহবাজপুর টাউন) is a union of villages in Sarail Upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh.[1] It consists of a self-governing town and It has 6 mouzas and 17 villages. Its geographical coordinates are 24° 3′ 6″ North, 91° 10′ 24″ East and its original old name (with diacritics) is Shāhbāzpur.

Geography

Shahbazpur is located at 24°03′06″N 91°10′24″E / 24.051667°N 91.173333°E. It has 7958 units of house hold and total area 26.5 km².

Administrative

Shahbazpur Union has 6 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 17 villages. The villages and other areas of this town.

People

Majority of people living here are Muslims, and also Hindus. The main occupation of people here is businesses, agriculture as this area is highly fertile. The population of the Shahbazpur is around 35,288 (50.27% male, 49.73% female), with the literacy rate of 82%. It needs to mentioned that Shahbazpur M.L. High School, Shahbazpur Girls High School and Shahbazpur Darul Ulum Madrasah were established in 1907, 2000 and 1886 respectively

Connectivity

The Shahbazpur Town is directly connected to Asian-Highway road.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Azad Uddin Thakur (2012). "Sarail Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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