Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj

Shibganj (Bengali: শিবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Nawabganj District^[4] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Shibganj Upazila শিবগঞ্জ
Upazila
Darasbari Mosque
Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Chapai Nawabganj
Area
• Total	525.42 km2 (202.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• 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

The mosque of Shah Niamatullah, located next to the Mughal Tahakhana pays homage to the Islamic history of this upazila.

Shibganj is located at 24.6833°N 88.1667°E / 24.6833; 88.1667. 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

Religions in Shibganj Upazila (2022)[8]
Religion			Percent
Islam			97.28%
Hinduism			2.72%
Other or not stated			0.00%

According 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

Shibganj 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

Library

There 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

• Khabeeruddin Ahmed, politician ^{[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][excessive citations]}
• Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq, historian, epigraphist, researcher, professor and author
• Zamindar family of Monakosha
  • Murtaza Raza Choudhry, former Finance Minister of East Bengal
  • Mainur Reza Choudhury, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Bangladesh^{[24][citation needed]}
  • Zara Jabeen Mahbub, former MP

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
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5. "Land ports in brief" (PDF). Bangladesh government. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
7. "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
8. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chapainawabganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-232-0.
9. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
10. "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
11. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
12. "Thousands watch long solar eclipse". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 1999-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
13. "People watch century's last solar eclipse". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
14. "People watch century's last solar eclipse". Retrieved 2009-07-23.
15. Legislative Assembly Debates, Simla Feb 3 1921, p800-810
16. Legislative Assembly Debates, Vol III, Part I, p570, Government Central Press, 1922
17. "A New Party for Assembly". The Indian Express. 21 September 1936.
18. Major Elections, 1920–45, Schwartzberg Atlas, p222
19. John Venn and J. A. Venn, The Book of Matriculations and Degrees 1901-1912, the University of Cambridge, 2015
20. Archive of The Honorable Society of Gray's Inn
21. Legislative Assembly Debate, Vol 6, 1936, p334, New Delhi
22. Khabeeruddin family pleads for preservation of history
23. The Indian Annual Register, Vol 1, 1939, pp84, Gian Publishing House
24. 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 21 January 2025.

External links

• Gaud travel guide from Wikivoyage