Sarishabari Upazila

Sarishabari
সরিষাবাড়ী
Upazila
Sarishabari

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°E / 24.7417; 89.833Coordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°E / 24.7417; 89.833
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Jamalpur District
Area
  Total 263.48 km2 (101.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 325,320[1]
  Density 2,000/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
2050 2050
Website Official Map of Sarishabari

Sarishabari (Bengali: সরিষাবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]

Geography

Sarishabari is located at 24°44′30″N 89°50′00″E / 24.7417°N 89.8333°E / 24.7417; 89.8333. It has 58,254 households and total area 263.48 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarishabari has a population of 289,106. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 148,197. Sarishabari has an average literacy rate of 24.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administrative

Sarishabari has 1 municipality, 8 Unions, 173 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 179 villages.

There is a urea fertilizer factory named Jamuna Fertilizer Co. Ltd which is the largest fertilizer factory in the country. It produces granular urea fertilizer. And some jute mills are here. Alhaz Jute Mills Ltd, AR Jute Mills, Boira Jute Mills and Popular Jute Mill are notable.There Is Sarishabari Baro Bazar, Boira Bazar, Sarishabari Station, Chaperkona, Bausi Bazar,Faijmore Bazar,Gabtuli Bazar, Shimla Bazar, Sanakoir Hut (সানাকইর বাজার), Duail Bazar,Suakair Natun Bazar, Blida Jhenai Bridge, Bausi Libaratin Statue, Shahed Muktijoddha Rafique & Asmani Statue are notable also. also কর্মাশিয়াল হোটেল সরিষাবাডি । আরামনগর বাজার , রফিক প্লাজায় ।

See also

Educational Institutions:

হিরন্যবাড়ী দারুস সুন্নাহ দাখিল মাদ্রাসা

সানাকইর আইডিয়াল কলেজ

সানাকইর দারুল উলুম কওমী মাদ্রাসা

NGO Name

PARIBARTAN, Non benefit, non political and social development organization, Chairman : Aysha Akter Asha, Social worker, Executive Director:Sir Md. Zamal Uddin, Char Sharishabari, District: Jamalpur

Char Pogaldigha Govt. primary School Potiarpar Govt. Prinary School Char Shrisha bari high school Binnafour&Manikpotol bazar. Anis and Fozlul somobai somiti(AFS)

References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=3985
  2. Sayed Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Sarishabari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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