Sujanagar Upazila

Sujanagar
সুজানগর
Upazila
Sujanagar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°55′N 89°26′E / 23.917°N 89.433°ECoordinates: 23°55′N 89°26′E / 23.917°N 89.433°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Pabna District
Area
 • Total 334.4 km2 (129.1 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 214,132
 • Density 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sujanagar

Sujanagar (Bengali: সুজানগর) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Upazila is the home of agriculture across the district. Kashinathpur bazar and Nagarbari is the famous place in sujanagar which is basically commercial capital of the Upazila.

Geography

Sujanagar is located at 23°55′00″N 89°26′00″E / 23.9167°N 89.4333°E. It has 36136 households and total area 334.4 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sujanagar has a population of 214132. Males constitute 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 102,202. Sujanagar has an average literacy rate of 26.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Sujanagar has 10 Unions/Wards, 197 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 195 villages.

Cities

The following is an incomplete list of cities in the Sujanagar Upazila:

Administration

Chairman:

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): H M Nurul Islam

Notable people

Many famous people were born in the upazila, namely:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.