Sarishabari
সরিষাবাড়ী
Upazila
Skyline of Sarishabari, Bangladesh
Skyline of Sarishabari, Bangladesh
Location of Sarishabari
Coordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°E / 24.7417; 89.833
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictJamalpur District
Area
 • Total263.50 km2 (101.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total325,320
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2050
WebsiteOfficial Map of Sarishabari

Sarishabari (Bengali: সরিষাবাড়ী) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Sarishabari is located at 24°44′30″N 89°50′00″E / 24.7417°N 89.8333°E / 24.7417; 89.8333. It has 58,254 households and total area 263.50 km2. The upazila is bounded by Madarganj and Jamalpur Sadar upazilas on the north, Tangail district of Dhaka division to the east, and Sirajganj and Bogra districts of Rajshahi division to the west.

Demographics

Religions in Sarishabari upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.37%
Hinduism
 
 2.58%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sarishabari Upazila had 80,198 households and a population of 325,320. 74,900 (23.02%) were under 10 years of age. Sarishabari has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1039 females per 1000 males. 54,177 (16.65%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarishabari had a population of 289,106. Males constituted 51.66% of the population, while females constituted 48.34% of the population. The population for the age 18 and up was 148,197. Sarishabari had an average literacy rate of 24.4% (7+ years), with a national average of 32.4% literacy rate.[4]

Administration

Sarishabari Thana was formed in 1960 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

Sarishabari Upazila is divided into Sarishabari Municipality and eight union parishads: Aona, Bhatara, Doail, Kamrabad, Mahadan, Pingna, Pogaldigha, and Satpoa. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 183 villages.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sayed Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Sarishabari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 "Community Tables: Jamalpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jamalpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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