Sadullapur Upazila

Sadullapur Upazila (gaibandha district) area 227.97 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 266035; male 134978, female 131057; Muslim 242406, Hindu 23138, Buddhist 14 and others 477.

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	166	168	10729	255306	1167	46.5	35.2

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
6.38	4	10729	1682	46.47

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Idilpur 51	5926	14079	13652	32.35
Kamar Para 77	4956	10329	9931	34.92
Khurda Kamarpur 69	2950	8045	7850	40.27
Jamalpur 60	5786	14421	13879	31.52
Damodarpur 25	6185	12078	12005	37.05
Dhaperhat 34	5715	13394	12908	36.53
Naldanga 86	5133	12592	12225	32.37
Faridpur 43	4457	12125	11793	36.48
Banagram 08	4645	13566	13092	42.44
Bhatgram 17	5250	13391	13091	37.30
Rasulpur 94	5332	10958	10631	32.75

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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

History of the 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 Pak soldiers were killed.

Marks of the War of Liberation Memorial monument 1 (at the premises of the Sadullapur Muktijoddha Sangsad).

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

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 35.7%; male 40.4%, female 30.8%. 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 78 km, semi-pucca road 26 km, mud road 315 km; railway 12 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 11.13% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 93.53%, tap 0.26%, pond 0.14% and others 6.07%.

Sanitation 10.50% (rural 9.66% and urban 32.28%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 32.65% (rural 33% and urban 23.69%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 56.84% 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, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Sadullapur Upazila 2007.