Sapahar is an Upazila of Naogaon District

Naogaon District

Naogaon is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.-Upazilas:The district is divided into the following upazilas:*Naogaon Sadar Upazila*Manda Upazila*Niamatpur Upazila*Atrai Upazila*Raninagar Upazila...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Sapahar Upazila is bounded by West Bengal of India on the north and west, porsha upazila on the south, patnitala upazila on the east. Main river is "Punarbhaba" at Patari village and Jabai Beel is notable.

Sapahar is located at 25.1250°N 88.5819°E. It has 19,770 house holds and total area 244.49 km².

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sapahar has a population of 135,320. Males constitute 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%, Muslim 91.99%, Hindu 6%, others 2.01%; noted ethnic nationals: Mal and Munda.
Sapahar has an average literacy rate of 47.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 54.4% literate.

Administrative

Sapahar has 6 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 228 villages.

Unions are: Patari, Aihai, Seronti, Goala, Tilna and Sapahar

Educational Institutions

government college 1, non-government college 7, government high school 1, non-government high school 30, government primary school 53, non-government primary school 49, community school 6, satellite school 12, madrasa 46.

Most popular educational institutes are given bellow...

Madrashas:

• Patari Fazil Madrasha
• Jobay Sufia Senior Fazil Madrasha
• Mungroil Fazil Madrasha
• Gopalpur Fazil Madrasha
• Aladipur Madrasha
• Islampur Dakhil Madrasha
• Sapahar Fazil Madrasha etc.

Colleges:

• Sapahar Govt. Degree College
• Chowdhury Chan Md. Women College
• Bhioil College
• Dighirhat College
• Ashrando College etc.

High Schools:

• Sapahar Pilot High School
• Al-Helal Islami Accademy
• Sapahar Govt. Girls High School
• Zaman Nagor Girls High School
• Dangapara High School
• Shironty Moinakuri High School
• Tilna High School
• Jobay High School
• Aihai High School
• Ashranda High School
• Tiloni-Patari High School
• Dighirhat High School
• Bhioil High School
• Kalmudanga High School etc.

Primary/KG:

• Sapahar Govt. Model Primary School
• Patari(Tulsidanga)Govt. Primary School
• Sapahar K.G School
• Jobay Govt. Primary School
• Tilna Govt. Primary School
• Ashranda Govt. Primary School
• Aihai Govt. Primary School etc.
• Dighirhat Govt. Primary School etc.
• Kalmudanga Govt. Primary School etc.

Cultural organizations

Club 3, public library 1, rural club 56, cinema hall 4, theatre 1, theatre group 4, playground 43

Main occupations

Agriculture 52.15%, agricultural labourer 22.58%, wage labourer 3.07%, commerce 7.14%, service 7.47%, others 7.59%.

Economy

Most of the people of the Sapahar Upazila depends on the agriculture. Agriculture plays a great role on the people of sapahar upazila.
Land use:
Total cultivable land 25162 hectares, fallow land 100 hectares; single crop 62%, double crop 29% and treble crop land 9%.

Land control Among the peasants, 27% are landless, 18% small, 35% medium and 20% rich.

Main crops:
Paddy, wheat, water melon and mustard seed etc.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops:
Aus paddy, sesame, linseed, arhar etc.

Main fruits:
Mango, jack fruit, banana and papaya etc.

Dairies, poultries and fisheries(Approximately):
Dairy 3, poultry 30, fishery 1(Govt. controlled)and local more then 20.

Manufactures

Ice factory 7, flour mill 9, boiler 8, rice mill 27.

Cottage industries(Approximately):

Bamboo work 122, goldsmith 45, blacksmith 34, potteries 85, wood work 168, sewing machine 292 and welding 15.

Main exports:
Paddy, wheat and mustard seed, melon, a little amount of Mango.

Hats and bazars

Sapahar, Patari, Modhoil, Ashranda, Jobay(Umoil), Dighirhat, Bat-toli, Khelnarhat, Khandanpur and Tilna Bazar are notable.

Organizations

NGO activities:
Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, ASA, Proshika, RIC, Ujjiban, Caritas and Varendra Prokalpa.

Banks:

Agrani, Janata, Sonali, Rupali,Rajshahi krishi unnoyon Bank, Grmeen Bank, Markentile Bank Ltd. etc. are mentionable.

Health centres:

Upazila health complex 1, community clinic 17, union health and family welfare centre (RD) 3, union family welfare centre (FWC) 4, family welfare prokalpa 2.

Historical events

River:
There is only river called "Punarbhaba" at Patari Village in Sapahar Upazila.

Beel:

There is a Bill called "Jobay Bill" In Jobay village. It is a famous Bill and it has many historical significants..........

Others:

There is an another important place, a big play ground "HAJARI BAGAN" in Aihai village and many more.................