Narayanganj Sadar Upazila

Narayanganj Sadar Upazila (narayanganj district) area 100.75 sq km, located in between 23°33' and 23°43' north latitudes and in between 90°26' and 90°33' east longitudes. It is bounded by demra Thana on the north, munshiganj sadar and tongibari upazilas on the south, bandar (narayanganj) and sonargaon upazilas on the east, keraniganj and serajdikhan upazilas on the west.

Population Total '882971; male 486822, female 396149; Muslim 824289, Hindu 57954, Buddhist 476, Christian 130 and others 122.

Water bodies Main rivers: shitalakshya, dhaleshwari, buriganga, ichamati.

Administration Narayanganj Municipality was formed in 1876.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	10	56	132	241393	641578	8764	58.8	54.18

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
12.69	8	78	241393	19022	66.93

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Alir Tek 20	2083	8863	7937	40.70
Enayetnagar 31	1442	39013	32247	57.48
Kashipur 63	1116	30766	26240	60.61
Kutubpur 79	3648	79934	64369	53.94
Gognagar 47	462	11011	9794	56.85
Godnail 45	2763	21204	18864	58.16
Fatullah 37	1166	65425	52438	55.19
Baktaballi 25	5504	18897	16330	49.19
Siddirganj 85	2913	53723	42499	61.22
Sumil Para 90	658	26818	15206	48.43

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Fort and Shahi mosque at Hajiganj, tomb and mosque of Bibi Mariam, Enayetnagar Mosque, Tomb of Mia Shah, Lakshmi-Narayan Mandir.

Historical events The reception meeting was held in 1949 at the Rahmatullah Institute of Narayanganj in honour of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy on the occasion of his coming to Dhaka from Kolkata. The people of Narayanganj took active role in the language movement of 1952. During the war of liberation the freedom fighters raided Razakar Camp at Baburail Bridge and killed 7 rajakars. On 29 November the Pak army shot 139 persons dead at a place on the bank of the Buriganga in Dikri Char area of the upazila.

Religious institutions Fakirtola Jami Mosque, Amla Para Jami Mosque, Narayanganj Sadhupal Church, Dhakeshwari Mandir, Nagbari Mandir, Dargah of Hazrat Shah Fatehullah Bogdadi (R) are notable.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 58.8%; male 62.4%, female 54.4%. Educational institutions: college 7, secondary school 49, primary school 112, kindergarten 70, madrasa 20. Noted educational institutions: Narayanganj College, Haji Misir Ali College, Sanar Para Rawshanara College, Adarsha Girls' School and College, Narayanganj Technical School and College, Tolaram Government College (1937), Narayanganj Government Mohila College, Narayanganj High School (1885), Narayanganj Bar Academy (1906), Morgan Girls' High School (1910), Deobhog Haji Ujir Ali High School (1924), Narayanganj Government Girls' High School, Narayanganj Islamia Fazil Madrasa.

Newspapers and periodicals Daily: Sitalakshya, Khaborer Pata, Sochaton, Ajker Narayanganj, Soja Sapta, Dandy Barta, Desher Alo, Ihkal, Juger Chinta; defunct: Sabuj Bangla, Bartabaha, Ganadesh, Porichoi, Rokto Golap, Kriya Saptaha, Akshata Polash, Roktakto Falgun, Chitra Lekha, Rupashi Bangla, The Economists, Bhaskar, Jhikimiki, Shapla, papyrus, Daruchini, Robisabargo, Amirto, Ajiban.

Cultural organisations Library 15, club 12, theatre group 5, cinema hall 14, playground 30, literary society 3.

Tourist spots Fakirtola Mosque, Chashara Eidgah, Kali Mandir, Ram Krishna Mission, St. Paul Church, Braksha Mandir, Dredger Base and Mary Anderson Floating Restaurant.

Main sources of income Agriculture 4.20%, non-agricultural labourer 3.11%, industry 4.67%, commerce 25.30%, transport and communication 7.66%, service 29.71%, construction 3.43%, religious service 0.14%, rent and remittance 2.93% and others 18.85%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 34.02%, landless 38.90%; agricultural landowner: urban 65.98% and rural 62.55%.

Main crops Paddy, potato, jute, sugarcane, masur, mustard.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, kalai, kaun.

Main fruits Mango, banana, papaya.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

Communication facilities Pucca road 140 km, semi-pucca road 31 km, mud road 988 km; waterway 14 nautical miles.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage.

Noted manufactories Garments factory, aluminum factory, dying and knitting factory, flour mill, steel' mill, oil mill, textile mill, jute mill, paper mill, brick-field, bidi factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Hosiery, wood work, embroidery, potteries.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 70, fairs 10, most noted of which are Fatulla Cattle Market, Pagla Hat, Dikrir Char Hat, Baktaballi Hat, Degubabur Bazar, Machhua Bazar, Kalir Bazar, Masdair Bazar, Hajiganj Bazar, Kashipur Bangla Bazar, Beo Bazar, Khanpur Bazar, Siddirganj Bazar, Deobhog Lakshmi-Narayan Akhra Mela, Fatulla Baishakhi Mela.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 94.24% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Main exports Jute products, garments products.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 71.63%, tap 25.13%, pond 0.63% and others 2.62%.

Sanitation 76.13% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 23.66% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 1.21% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Hospital 2, clinic 26, other health centre 9, EPI centre 61.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa, Manobik Unnayan Centre, Attakarma Samsthan Unnayan Centre, Bangladesh Mohila Sangha. [Ruhul Amin Prodhan]

'References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Narayanganj Sadar Upazila 2007.