Shahzadpur is an Upazila of Sirajganj District

Sirajganj District

Sirajganj is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division .It's a beautiful district town which have a long tradition and very strong cultural trend...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Shahzadpur has a population of 420452. It has 70998 households and a total area of 324.47 km². Males constitute are 52.05% of the population, and females 47.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 197052. Shahzadpur has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administrative

Shahzadpur thana was established in 1845 and was turned into an upazila in 1982. Shahzadpur Upazila has 16 Unions/Wards, 226 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 279 villages. Shahzadpur is also a municipal town, consisting of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. The area of the town is 19.52 sq km. The town has a population of 65897; male 51.95% and female 48.05%. The density of population is 3376 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 34.5%. The town has one dakbungalow.

Places of interest

Shahzadpur is emotionally connected with the fond memory of the Nobel-lauriete Poet Rabindranath Tagore, who used to stay here in connection with administration of his father's zamindary. He wrote a lot of verses while living here. His Kuthibari (revenue office) is still there like the other place, Shilaidaha in Kushtia district.