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Sadullapur Upazila

Sadullapur (Bengali: সাদুল্লাপুর) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sadullapur is located at 25°23′00″N 89°28′00″E / 25.3833°N 89.4667°E / 25.3833; 89.4667. It has 75,235 homes and a total area of 230.12 km.

Demographics

Religions in Sadullapur upazila (2011)
Religion Percent
Islam
91.36%
Hinduism
8.55%
Other or not stated
0.09%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sadullapur Upazila had 75,235 households and a population of 287,426. 67,631 (23.53%) were under 10 years of age. Sadullapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.07%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 12,291 (4.28%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sadullapur has a population of 243,012. Males constitute 50.4% of the population, and females 49.6%. The upazila's adult population, over 18 years, is 117,347. Sadullapur has an average literacy rate of 25.1% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%. The literacy rate of this upazila is 89.3.

Administration

Sadullapur Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Bongram, Damodorpur, Dhaperhat, Faridpur, Idilpur, Jamalpur, Kamarpara, Khodkomor, Noldanga, Rasulpur, and Vatgram. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 169 villages.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Zahurul Quayum (2012), "Sadullapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gaibandha" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Community Tables: Gaibandha district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.