Sujanagar Upazila

Sujanagar (Bengali: সুজানগর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] The upazila is the home of agriculture across the district.

Sujanagar সুজানগর
Upazila
Sujanagar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°55′N 89°26′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Pabna District
Area
• Total	334.4 km^2 (129.1 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	214,132
• Density	640/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	sujanagar.pabna.gov.bd

Geography

Sujanagar is located at 23.9167°N 89.4333°E. It has 36136 households and total area 334.4 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sujanagar has a population of 214132. Males constitute 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 102,202. Sujanagar has an average literacy rate of 26.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Sujanagar Upazila is divided into Sujanagar Municipality and ten union parishads: Ahammedpur, Bhayna, Dulai, Hatkhali, Manikhat, Nazirganj, Raninagar, Sagar Kandi, Satbaria, and Tantibanda. The union parishads are subdivided into 191 mauzas and 182 villages.[3]

Sujanagar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas.[3]

Chairman: Abdul Kader Rokon

Vice Chairman: Md.Jalal Uddin

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): H M Nurul Islam

Notable residents

Many famous people were born in the upazila, namely:

• Chanchal Chowdhury, actor, was born at Kamarhaat village.[4][5]
• Abdul Ghani Hazari, poet and journalist
• Sarder Jayenuddin, writer, was born at Kamarhati village and attended Khalilpur High School.[6]
• Muhammad Mansuruddin, educationist and folklorist, was born at Muraripur village in 1904.[7]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Md. Habibullah (2012), "Sujanagar 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. "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. "Durga Puja festivities". The Daily Star. 23 October 2012.
5. "Chanchal Chowdhury @DS Café". The Daily Star. 3 September 2011.
6. Huq, Mohammad Daniul (2012). "Jayenuddin, Sarder". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
7. Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Mansuruddin, Muhammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.