Sujanagar Upazila

Sujanagar
সুজানগর
Upazila
Sujanagar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°55′N 89°26′E / 23.917°N 89.433°E / 23.917; 89.433Coordinates: 23°55′N 89°26′E / 23.917°N 89.433°E / 23.917; 89.433
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.[1] The 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 / 23.9167; 89.4333. 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.[2]

Administration

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

Cities

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

Chairman: Abdul Kader Rokon

Vice Chairman: Md.Jalal Uddin

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): H M Nurul Islam

Notable residents

Many famous people were born in the upazila, namely:

Abdul Goni Hazari (Poet)

Shafiq Nohor (Poet& journalist )

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Habibullah (2012), "Sujanagar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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