Sadullapur Upazila

Sadullapur Upazila (gaibandha district) area 230.12 sq km, located in between 25°17' and 25°30' north latitudes and in between 89°20' and 89°31' east longitudes. It is bounded by sundarganj and mithapukur upazilas on the north, palashbari and gaibandha sadar upazilas on the south, Gaibandha Sadar and Sundarganj upazilas on the east, pirganj (rangpur) upazila on the west.

Population Total 287426; male 140423, female 147003; Muslim 262581, Hindu 24573, Buddhist 34, Christian 12 and others 226.

Water bodies Main river: ghaghat; Sat Beel is notable.

Administration Sadullapur Thana was formed in 1913 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
-	11	164	169	12291	275135	1249	46.5 (2001)	35.2 (2001)

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
6.38	4	12291	1926	46.47 (2001)

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%) (2001)
		Male	Female
Idilpur 51	5925	14618	14786	32.35
Kamar Para 77	4279	10469	11059	34.92
Khurda Kamarpur 69	2903	8181	8763	40.27
Jamalpur 60	5785	14807	15432	31.52
Damodarpur 25	6183	12469	13462	37.05
Dhaperhat 34	6117	15355	15242	36.53
Naldanga 86	5134	13096	14080	32.37
Faridpur 43	5311	12867	13050	36.48
Banagram 13	4645	13783	14744	42.44
Bhatgram 17	5250	13024	13808	37.30
Rasulpur 94	5332	11754	12577	32.75

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Ancient Shahi Mosque (Jamalpur union), boundary wall of Paundra civilization (Bhatgram union), Khagor Dighi.

War of Liberation During the war of liberation a direct encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Pirganj-Sadullapur border in which 21 members of the Pak army were killed. The freedom fighters had another notable encounter with the Pak army at Sadullapur Police Station. A Memorial monument was built at the premises of the Sadullapur Muktijoddha Sangshad.

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

Religious institutions Mosque 460, temple 32. Noted religious institutions: Jamalpur Mosque.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 44.1%; male 47.0%, female 41.3%. Educational institutions: college 12, secondary school 69, primary school 220, satellite school 37, madrasa 110. Noted educational institutions: Naldanga College (1967), Sadullapur Degree College (1972), Khurda Kamarpur Multilateral High School (1901), Sadullapur Multilateral Pilot High School (1918), Naldanga Umesh Chandra High School (1946), Sadullapur Khodeza Memorial Girls' High School (1963), Faridpur Government Primary School (1860), Molong Bazar Government Primary School (1884).

Cultural organisations Library 2, club 5, cinema hall 6, theatre group 1, playground 30.

Main sources of income Agriculture 68.56%, non-agricultural labourer 3.31%, industry 0.80%, commerce 11.03%, transport and communication 3.80%, service 4.44%, construction 0.97%, religious service 0.21%, rent and remittance 0.19% and others 6.69%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 55.40%, landless 44.60%; agricultural landowner: urban 50.02% and rural 55.61%.'

Main crops Paddy, jute, maize, turmeric, potato, banana, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Aus paddy, kaun, sweet potato, sesame, linseed.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, blackberry, banana.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 8, dairy 30, poultry 35, hatchery 2.

Communication facilities Pucca road 112 km, mud road 470 km; railway 18 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, saw mill, biscuit factory, welding factory, cold storage.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, cane work, bamboo work, wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 28, fairs 5, most noted of which are Naldanga Hat, Dhaperhat, Sadullapur Hat, Kalyanpur Baruni Mela, Pirerhat Mela, Sadarhat Mela and Gramtalar Mela.

Main exports Rice, paddy, banana, turmeric, potato.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 21.8% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.5%, tap 0.2% and others 2.3%.

Sanitation 38.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 38.6% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 22.5% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 6, health and family welfare centre 10, community clinic 26, satellite clinic 88.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, CARE, Swanirvar Bangladesh. [Zahurul Quayum]

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