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'''Kapasia Upazila''' ([[Gazipur District|gazipur district]]) area 356.98 sq km, located in between 24°02' and 24°16' north latitudes and in between 90°30' and 90°42' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Gaffargaon Upazila|gaffargaon]] and [[Pakundia Upazila|pakundia]] upazilas on the north, [[Kaliganj Upazila (Gazipur District)|kaliganj]] ([[Gazipur District|gazipur]]), [[Shibpur Upazila|shibpur]] and [[Palash Upazila|palash]] upazilas on the south, [[Monohardi Upazila|monohardi]] upazila on the east, [[Sreepur Upazila (Gazipur District)|sreepur]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 321454; male 162303, female 159151; Muslim 303296, Hindu 17826 and others 332. Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]], Koch ([[Rajbangshi, The|rajbangshi]]) and Mandi belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Shitalakshya River|shitalakshya]], [[Old Brahmaputra River|old brahmaputra]], [[Banar River|banar]]; Buri Beel, Machha Beel, Nail Beel, Baniar Beel and Suti canal are notable.

''Administration'' Kapasia Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1947.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-

|
11

|
166

|
230

|
10970

|
310484

|
900

|
64.8

|
56.1
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
4.54

|
3

|
10970

|
2416

|
64.83

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Karihata
51

|
6682

|
11174

|
10862

|
51.98

|-
|
Kapasia
43

|
9533

|
19327

|
18474

|
59.79

|-
|
Ghagotia
34

|
5377

|
12078

|
11612

|
51.28

|-
|
Chandpur
17

|
8808

|
13014

|
12905

|
52.96

|-
|
Toke
94

|
9325

|
19002

|
18667

|
44.02

|-
|
Targaon
86

|
8136

|
14566

|
14369

|
60.58

|-
|
Durgapur
25

|
8805

|
16615

|
16740

|
76.17

|-
|
Barishaba
08

|
9791

|
17482

|
17068

|
47.72

|-
|
Rayed
60

|
8739

|
13079

|
12828

|
58.50

|-
|
Sanmania
69

|
5727

|
14884

|
15112

|
61.40

|-
|
Singasree
77

|
6267

|
11082

|
10514

|
53.49

|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Ekdala Fort, Dardaria Fort, Tok Fort, Karnapur Fort, Jora Dighi (joint tanks), Dargapara Shahi Jami Mosque (Tok), Asrama of Bangshi Babaji at Safaisree, Raniganj Neelkuthi (1800), ruins of the capital of Shishupal and the dighi,''' '''Dakbungalow of''' '''Lakhpur.

[[Image:KapasiaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Historical events'' The combined forces of the [[Bara-Bhuiyans, The|bara]][[Bara-Bhuiyans, The|-bhuiyans]] led by[[Isa Khan| isa khan]] built up resistance in the area against Mughal general [[Mansingh, Raja|mansingh]], and there were a number of encounters. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] the Pak army sacked the whole Kapasia Bazar in May; they also conducted mass killing at different places of village Taragaon. Later on, the freedom fighters attacked Kapasia Police Station and captured arms and ammunitions. An encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army was held at village Najai of Raniganj and at a place adjacent to the Raonat bridge. On 13 August, the freedom fighters attacked the CO (Circle Officer) office with grenades. In October, encounters were held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at village Taragaon and at kheyaghat.'

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1 (in front of the office of Muktijoddha Sangsad), tomb of martyr Sajjat at village Taragaon.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 594, temple 41.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 56.4%; male 57.4%, female 55.5%. Educational institutions: college 6, technical college 3, secondary school 79, primary school 181, madrasa 66. Noted educational institutions: Kapasia Degree College (1965), Taraganj HN High School and College (1919), Toke Ranendra High School (1908), Toke Sarjubala Girls' High School (1914), Kapasia Pilot' High School (1938), Begunhati Fazil Madrasa (1932).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Shitalakshya; periodical: Raktakta Lash, Attik, Hridayer Prattay. ''Cultural organisations'' Library 38, club 39, cinema hall 1, theatre group 3, women's society 8, cultural organisation 11''', '''most noted of which are Kapasia Public Library, Tajuddin Ahmed Library, Udichi Shilpigosthi (1983).

''Tourist spots'' Angona Amusement Centre, Dhadarchar (confluence of Sitalakshya and Brahmaputra rivers), house of [[Ahmad, Tajuddin|tajuddin ahmed]] at Durdaria (the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh), Kamra Ecopark, Fakir Majnu Shah Bridge.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 64.48%, non-agricultural labourer 2.49%, commerce 12.14%, transport and communication 4.23%, service 7.30% and others 9.36%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 77.77%, landless 22.23%; agricultural landowner: urban 72.28% and rural 77.95%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, sugarcane, mustard.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Betel leaf, aus paddy, kaun.

''Main fruits'' Jackfruit, papaya, mango, guava, banana, pineapple, date, palm, litchi.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 9, dairy 98, poultry 2176.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 174.81 km, semi-pucca road 14.63 km, mud road 439.18 km; waterway 23 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, oil mill, biscuit factory, saw mill.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, embroidery, weaving, Bidi factory, nakshi kantha, bamboo work, cane work, jute work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 39, fairs 9, most noted of which are Kapasia, Dasyunarayanpur, Raithhat, Nayabazar, Raniganj, Ghatkuri, Ukhadi and Adal bazars; Dardaria hat; Targaon Baruni Nababarsha mela, Panbaraid Kali Bari mela, Ghighot Austami Snan mela, Nasra Bat-tala mela.

''Main exports'' Jute, sugarcane, mustard.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 23.03%' (urban 85.92% and rural 20.96%) of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' Pit coal has been discovered in village Dasshu Narayanpur (adjacent to the Sitalakshya River). Besides, natural gas has been discovered at village Belashi of Rayed Union, village Kuriadi of Singasree Union and at village Rajapur of Barishaba Union. The total area of forest land of the upazila is about 1239 hectors (3.5% of the total area of the upazila).

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.26%, tap 0.52%, pond 0.40% and others 7.82%. The presence of arsenic at an intolerable level has been detected in 175 shallow tube-well water of Sanmania, Ghagotia and Barishaba Unions of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 42.41% (rural 40.99% and urban 85.34%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 30.68% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 26.92% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, union health centre 3, family planning centre 9, NGO conducted health centre 7, community clinic 20.

''Natural disasters'' The earthquake of 16th century caused formation of char land in the Brahmaputra River on the eastern side of Kapasia. The Tornado of 2003 caused huge damages to settlements and other properties of village Kamargaon. The landslides of 22 February 2004 at village Dasshu Narayanpur caused heavy damages to settlements and properties of the area.'

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[ASA|asa]], Grameen Samaj. [Md Nazrul Islam]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Kapasia Upazila 2007.

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