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'''Shahjadpur Upazila''' ([[Sirajganj District|sirajganj district]]) area 324.47 sq km, located in between 24°04' and 24°25' north latitudes and in between 89°31' and 89°31' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Ullahpara Upazila|ullahpara]] and [[Belkuchi Upazila|belkuchi]] upazilas on the north, [[Bera Upazila|bera]] and [[Santhia Upazila|santhia]] upazilas on the south, [[Chauhali Upazila|chauhali]] upazila on the east, [[Faridpur Upazila|faridpur]] ([[Pabna District|pabna]]) and Ullahpara upazilas on the west.

Population Total 472505; male 247019, female 225486; Muslim 452929, Hindu 19472, Buddhist 24, Christian 28 and others 52.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Jamuna River|jamuna]], [[Karatoya River|karatoya]], [[Hurasagar River|hurasagar]], [[Baral River|baral]], Gohala; Panadaha Beel is notable.

''Administration'' Shahjadpur Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1845.

{| 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
|-
|
1

|
13

|
187

|
296

|
57991

|
414514

|
1456

|
47.4

|
35.5

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" |Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
11.00

|
9

|
31

|
50698

|
4609

|
50.56

|}

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

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per
sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
3.43

|
1

|
7293

|
2126

|
23.91

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Kayempur
43

|
9012

|
20619

|
19715

|
36.80

|-
|
Kaijuri
36

|
7115

|
28272

|
25461

|
29.11

|-
|
Khukni
51

|
3561

|
25899

|
22889

|
40.62

|-
|
Garadaha
21

|
4149

|
12650

|
11816

|
42.93

|-
|
Gala
14

|
7521

|
20994

|
19749

|
27.44

|-
|
Jalalpur
29

|
4010

|
8755

|
7893

|
30.38

|-
|
Narnia
58

|
2517

|
10771

|
10071

|
39.22

|-
|
Potajia
73

|
8087

|
15787

|
14204

|
42.77

|-
|
Porjana
65

|
7005

|
24202

|
22218

|
29.79

|-
|
Beltail
12

|
5722

|
18540

|
17064

|
40.59

|-
|
Rupabati
80

|
7082

|
13544

|
12304

|
33.14

|-
|
Habibulla
Nagar 87

|
1902

|
14650

|
13239

|
40.66

|-
|
Sonatani
94

|
7676

|
5431

|
5070

|
20.93

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

[[Image:ShahjadpurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Mosque and tomb of Makhdum Shahdoulah (thirteenth century), revenue office of poet Rabindranath Tagore, Nabaratna Mandir (Potajia union).

''Historical events'' Tenant movement was initiated in this upazila in 1873. The revolutionary leader Ishan Chandra Roy led the movement from his native village during the period from 1873 to 1876. Besides, the people of this upazila took part in various movements including anti British Movement, anti Pakistan Movement, [[Language Movement|language movement]] of 1952, [[Mass Upsurge, 1969|mass upsurge]] of 1969 and the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 358, temple 53, tomb 23, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Shahjadpur Jami Mosque, Badruddin Mosque, Nabaratna Mandir at Potajia.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 36.98%; male 42.40%, female 31.06%. Educational institutions: college 13, vocational institutions 1, secondary school 48, primary school 215, community school 2, madrasa 57. Noted educational institutions: Shahjadpur Government College, Porjana Mukundanath High School (1880), Shahjadpur Pilot High School (1882), Potajia High School (1894), Sonatani High School (1905), Sthal Pakgashi institution (1864), Khassatbaria High School (1904), Jamirta High School (1900).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Monthly: Bibartan, Sahitya Darpan; defunct weekly: Ganabangla; weekly Mausumi.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 5, club 127, museum 1, cinema hall 5, theatre group 11, theatre 1, jatra party 3, open stage 1, women's organisation 11.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 42.73%, non-agricultural labourer 5.90%, industry 17.49%, commerce 16.03%, transport and communication 2.44%, service 4.77%, construction 0.99%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.29% and others 9.16%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 51.78%, landless 48.22%; agricultural landowner: urban 34.31% and rural 54.11%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, mustard, pulse, wheat, jute, sugarcane, chilli, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' China, kaun, lentil, gram, linseed, sesame, barley, sweet potato.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, papaya, guava, coconut.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 23, dairy 4788, poultry 185, artificial breeding centre 1.''' '''

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 86 km, semi-pucca road 16 km, mud road 685 km; waterway 77 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Cement factory, dying factory, electricity producing centre, flour and rice mill, oil mill, textile mill, ice factory, welding factory, cold storage.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, potteries, bamboo work, tailoring.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 63, fairs 7, most noted of which are Shahjadpur Bazar, Kaijuri Bazar, Mulkandi Bazar, Shibrampur Bazar, Betkandhi Bazar, Kashinathpur Bazar, Talgachhi Cattle Market, Basanti Mela, Dole Mela and Baruni Mela.

''Main exports'' Cotton fabrics.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 35.13% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' Clams and mussels, Pearl.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 94.55%, tap 0.51%, pond 0.22% and others 4.72%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 13.70% (rural 10.22% and urban 39.83%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 83.27% (rural 86.86% and urban 56.31%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 3.03% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, health and family welfare centre 11, satellite clinic 6, child hospital 1, eye hospital 1.

''Natural disasters'' Many people were victims of the famines of 1897 and 1943. Besides, the earthquakes of 1885 and 1897 caused heavy damages to settlements and other properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]], Ujjiban. [AR Siddiqui]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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