Sadullapur Upazila

Sadullapur (Bengali: সাদুল্লাপুর) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[3]

Sadullapur সাদুল্লাপুর
Upazila
Jamalpur Shahi Mosque
Coordinates: 25°23′N 89°28′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Gaibandha
Area
• Total	230.12 km2 (88.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	313,628
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5710[2]
Website	Official Map of Sadullapur

Geography

Sadullapur is located at 25.3833°N 89.4667°E / 25.3833; 89.4667. It has 75,235 homes and a total area of 230.12 km².^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Sadullapur Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			91.60%
Hinduism			8.37%
Other or not stated			0.03%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.^[6][7]

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.^[4]

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.^[6]

Notable people

• Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (1928–1985), academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University

See also

• Dhaperhat Union
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Upazilas of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "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.
3. Zahurul Quayum (2012), "Sadullapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gaibandha (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-228-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gaibandha" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Gaibandha district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.