Raipura Upazila

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Raipura Upazila (narsingdi district) area 312.76 sq km, located in between 23°52' and 24°04' north latitudes and in between 90°44' and 90°59' east longitudes. It is bounded by belabo and bhairab upazilas on the north, narsingdi sadar, banchharampur and nabinagar upazilas on the south, brahmanbaria sadar and Nabinagar upazilas on the east, shibpur and Narsingdi Sadar upazilas on the west.

Population Total 535796; male 258993, female 276803; Muslim 515579, Hindu 20199, Buddhist 10, Christian 2 and others 6.

Water bodies Main rivers: meghna, arial khan, old brahmaputra.

Administration Raipura Thana, now an upazila, was formed in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Upazila
Municipality Union Mouza Village Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%)
Urban Rural Urban Rural
1 24 112 239 44459 491337 1713 44.9 (2001) 39.6
Municipality
Area
(sq km)
Ward Mahalla Population Density
(per sq km)
Literacy rate (%)
- 9 23 34904 52.9
Upazila Town

Area (sq km)

Mouza

Population

Density (per sq km)

Literacy rate (%)

13.49 (2001) 2 9555 2551 (2001) 40.2
Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Adiabad 12 2743 9692 10667 53.0
Amirganj 10 3895 19305 19298 49.9
Alipura 14 2316 8055 8679 43.1
Uttar Bakharnagar 94 2416 10860 11423 35.1
Char Aralia 30 2237 6874 7171 27.5
Char Madhua 33 2119 4585 5324 28.8
Char Subuddi 37 1896 10283 11155 36.4
Chandpur 27 4981 11964 12237 25.8
Chanderkandi 23 2121 7424 8132 41.5
Daukar Char 40 1512 5085 5470 56.2
Nilakhya 71 4339 11458 12518 26.6
Palashtali 74 3967 15317 16998 47.2
Paratali 78 5674 13275 14429 26.5
Banshgari 16 3426 8353 8852 23.7
Maheshpur 47 2592 12419 13798 39.4
Marjal 50 3168 11728 12177 48.3
Mirzanagar 54 2382 10368 11290 45.7
Mirzapur 57 3196 12077 12229 47.7
Mirzar Char 61 1939 4208 4632 23.5
Musapur 64 2727 14197 14924 47.9
Radhanagar 81 2404 8329 8901 37.8
Raipura 84 1594 5398 6026 43.9
Sreenagar 91 5846 13292 14211 28.3
Hairmara 44 1601 7668 8137 42.8

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

War of Liberation In 1971 the Pak army established their camp in the present Upazila Bhaban. During the war of liberation the Pak army conducted mass killing and torture in the upazila. They also set many houses on fire. The freedom fighters destroyed many bridges and culverts of the upazila in order to disrupt communication of the Pak army. Raipura upazila was liberated on 12 December.

For details: see রায়পুরা উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৯।

Religious institutions Mosque 655, temple 20. Noted religious institutions: Raipura Jami Mosque, Abdullapur Jami Mosque, Char Subuddi Jami Mosque.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 40.5%; male 40.9%, female 40.1%. Educational institutions: teachers training institute 1, college 5, secondary school 43, primary school 213, madrasa 51. Noted educational institutions: Primary Teachers Training Institute, Raipura Degree College, Raipura Government Technical Vocational Institute, Adarsha Technical Training College, Adiabad Islamia High School and College (1912), Raipura RKRM High School (1903), Pirijkandi High School (1924), Sirajnagar MA Pilot High School (1947), RM High School, Khidirpur High School, Raipura Pilot Girls' High School, Daulatkandi Mohiuddin High School, Abdullapur High School, Char Subuddi Junior High School, Veluar Char Nimna Secondary School, Raipura Upazila Dakhil Madrasa, Char Subuddi Dakhil Madrasa, Islampur Hamidia Dakhil Madrasa.

Cultural organisations Library 6, club 22, women society 18, cultural organisation 3, cinema hall 1.

Main sources of income Agriculture 46.49%, non-agricultural labourer 3.52%, commerce 17.18%, transport and communication 2.56%, service 5.45%, construction 1.33%, rent and remittance 4.90% and others 18.57%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 55.67%, landless 44.33%; agricultural landowner: urban 44.24% and rural 56.58%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard, potato, nut, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Jute, aus paddy, linseed, kaun, arahar.

Main fruits Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, banana, papaya, guava, plum, watermelon.

Communication facilities Pucca road 190 km, semi-pucca road 19 km, mud road 925 km, railway 27 km; waterway 25 km.

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

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 40, most noted of which are Sreerampur Hat, Radhaganj Hat, Marjal Hat, Hasnabad Hat, Manipura Hat, Banshgari Hat, Hashimpur Hat, Maulavibazar Hat and Algi Bazar.

Main exports Potato, vegetables.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 56.4% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.2%, tap 0.2% and others 2.6%.

Sanitation 58.6% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 30.1% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 11.3% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning clinic 17, artificial breeding centre 7, satellite clinic 2, diagnostic centre 5, veterinary hospital 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika. [Md. Ahiduzzaman Sarkar]

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