Shibganj (Bengali: শিবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Nawabganj District[4] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Shibganj Upazila
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| Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E / 24.683°N 88.167°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Chapai Nawabganj |
| Area | |
• Total | 525.42 km2 (202.87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 666,877 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Shibganji |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 6340[2] |
| Area code | 0781[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Shibganj |
Geography
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Shibganj is located at 24°41′00″N 88°10′00″E / 24.6833°N 88.1667°E. It has 124,899 households and a total area of 525.42 km2.
There is a land port and border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border at Sonamosjid[5]
Shibganj Upazila is bounded by Bholahat Upazila and English Bazar CD Block in Malda district, West Bengal, India on the north, Gomostapur, Nachole and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazilas on the east, Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila and Raghunathganj II CD Block in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on the south and Kaliachak III CD Block, Malda district, on the west.[4][6][7]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shibganj Upazila had 124,899 households and a population of 591,178. 137,004 (23.17%) were under 10 years of age. Shibganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.38%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 49,833 (8.43%) lived in urban areas.[9][10]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shibganj has a population of 422,347. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 203,072. Shibganj has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[11]
Administration
editShibganj Upazila is divided into Shibganj Municipality and 15 union parishads: Binodpur, Chakkirti, Chhatrajitpur, Daipukuria, Dhainagar, Durlovpur, Ghorapakhia, Kansat, Mobarakpur, Monakasha, Noyalavanga, Panka, Shahbajpur, Shyampur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 199 mauzas and 407 villages.[9]
Shibganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[9]
Chairman: Vacant
Women Vice Chairman: Vacant
Vice Chairman: Vacant
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Irteza Hassan [1]
Library
editThere is a library named Akimuddin Gronthagar at Jaminpur. It contains a philosophy 'knowledge is entry'. The library was established on 4 May 2008. Within a year it worked very good with the students of science. Akimudin Gronthagar arranged three camps to observe the century's only total Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009.[12][13][14] It has more than 500 books and other tools and papers. It has a team led by Jahangir Alam Sur, science writer and enthusiast. The team arranges many program on science.
Notable people
edit- Khabeeruddin Ahmed, politician [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][excessive citations]
- Murtaza Raza Choudhry, former Finance Minister of East Bengal
- Mainur Reza Choudhury, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Bangladesh[24][citation needed]
- Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq, historian, epigraphist, researcher, professor and author
References
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Md. Jalal Uddin Ahmed (2012). "Shibganj Upazila (Nawabganj District)". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Land ports in brief" (PDF). Bangladesh government. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chapainawabganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-232-0.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Thousands watch long solar eclipse". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 1999-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "People watch century's last solar eclipse". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "People watch century's last solar eclipse". Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Simla Feb 3 1921, p800-810
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Vol III, Part I, p570, Government Central Press, 1922
- ^ "A New Party for Assembly". The Indian Express. 21 September 1936.
- ^ Major Elections, 1920–45, Schwartzberg Atlas, p222
- ^ John Venn and J. A. Venn, The Book of Matriculations and Degrees 1901-1912, the University of Cambridge, 2015
- ^ Archive of The Honorable Society of Gray's Inn
- ^ Legislative Assembly Debate, Vol 6, 1936, p334, New Delhi
- ^ Khabeeruddin family pleads for preservation of history
- ^ The Indian Annual Register, Vol 1, 1939, pp84, Gian Publishing House
- ^ Ebadul Hoque, Kazi (2012). "Chief Justice". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
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