Saidpur Upazila
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Geography
Saidpur is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. The upazila is bounded by Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazilas on the north-east, Badarganj and Parbatipur upazilas on the south, Taraganj upazila on the east, Chirirbandar and Khansama upazilas on the west.Saidpur Upazila Surrounding With All 3 Districts (Nilphamari, Dinajpur & Rangpur). Total area of Saidpur is 121.66 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of Bangladesh, Saidpur Upazila had 58,137 households and a population of 264,461. 58,868 (22.26%) were under 10 years of age. Saidpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.56%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a gender ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 130,041 (49.17%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saidpur has a population of 199422. Males constitute 52.19% of the population, and females 47.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98745. Saidpur has an average literacy rate of 38.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
Points of interest
- Saidpur Airport
- Syedpur Railway Workshop
- Syedpur Christian Catholic Church
- Syedpur Christian Cemetery
- Syedpur BISIC Industrial Area
- Syedpur Cantonment Area
- Chini Mosque (established 1863)[6]
- Martuza Institute (established 1882)[6]
- Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul-Ulam Madrasa (established 1945)[6]
Administration
Saidpur Upazila is divided into 1 municipality (Saidpur Municipality) and six union parishads: Bangalipur, Botlagari, Kamarpukur, Kasirambelpukur, Khatamadhupur, and Saidpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 42 mauzas and 39 villages.[3]
Saidpur Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 43 mahallas.[3]
Notable people
- Zikrul Haque (1914—1971), physician and politician
- Mohammad Alim Uddin (1940—2015), former MP
- Amjad Hossain Sarker (1958—2021), former Mayor of Saidpur
- Rabeya Alim, former MP
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
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