Sadarpur Upazila

Sadarpur Upazila (faridpur district) area 261.29 sq km, located in between 23°24' and 23°34' north latitudes and in between 89°57' and 90°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by char bhadrasan and dohar upazilas on the north, bhanga upazila on the south, shibchar and sreenagar upazilas on the east, nagarkanda upazila on the west.

Population Total 186254; male 89664, female 96590; Muslim 175736 and Hindu 10518.

Water bodies Main rivers: padma, arial khan, Bhubaneshwar.

Administration Sadarpur Thana was formed in 1863 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	9	93	328	6076	180178	713	63.0	42.5

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
3.01	2	6076	2019	63.0

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Akter Char 15	8113	9984	11982	44.5
Krishnapur 66	7011	16467	16723	44.2
Char Nasirpur 47	6791	5264	5277	32.1
Char Bishnupur 28	7416	10227	11615	42.7
Char Manair 38	4263	6615	7202	35.2
Dheukhali 57	6989	12169	13585	43.7
Narikelbaria 76	11719	3012	3119	24.4
Bhashanchar 19	8278	12359	13423	40.4
Sadarpur 85	3988	13567	13664	55.2

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Residence of Baishrashi Zamindar (Roy Bahadur Rajendra Ray Chowdhury), Krishnapur Kali Mandir, Baishrashi Math, Baishrashi Shiva Sundari Academy.

War of Liberation Freedom fighters of the upazila had encounters with Pak army and their collaborators at Bajitpur and Zamtala. A number of local freedom fighters were martyred in operations at some other places beyond the upazila. A memorial monument has been built in honor of the martyred freedom fighters in front of the Sadarpur Police Station.

For details: see সদরপুর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১০।

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 43.2%; male 43.8%, female 42.6%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 21, primary school 117, madrasa 8. Noted educational institutions: Krishnapur Primary School (1910), Baishrashi Shiva Sundari Academy (1914).

Religious institutions Mosque 294, temple 14, khanqah 3.

Cultural organisations Library 2, club 38, cinema hall 1, literary organisation 3, women organisation 2, playground 8.

Main sources of income Agriculture 67.79%, non-agricultural labourer 2.33%, industry 0.74%, commerce 11.41%, transport and communication 2.42%, service 5.68%, construction 0.70%, religious service 0.11%, rent and remittance 3.25% and others 5.57%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 66.33%, landless 33.67%; agricultural landowner: urban 54.02% and rural 66.69%.'

Main crops Paddy, jute, oil-seed, pulse, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Kusumphul, kaun, kalijira, tobacco, china, sanpat.

Main fruits Jackfruit, palm, blackberry, coconut, sapodilla, date.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 80, poultry 40, hatchery 4.

Communication facilities Pucca road 100 km, semi-pucca road 77 km, mud road 296 km; waterway 22 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, oil mill, Spinning mill, ice factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, ghani (oil grinding), bamboo work, cane work, wood work, tailoring, fishing net making.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 16, fairs 3, most noted of which are Krishnapur Hat, Piajkhali Hat, Sare Satara Rashi Hat, Choudha Rashi Hat, Dheukhali Mela and Atarashi Mela.

Main exports Jute, palm molasses, vegetables.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 45.0% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.8%, tap 0.5% and others 1.7%.

Sanitation 84.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 12.6% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 2.5% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, hospital 1, family planning centre 5, satellite clinic 5, clinic 2.'

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa, VIDA. [Masud Reza]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Sadarpur Upazila 2007.