Sarishabari () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Jamalpur District Jamalpur District () is a district in Bangladesh, and part of Mymensingh Division. It was established in 1978 during the rule of Ziaur Rahman. It has its headquarters in Jamalpur. Etymology The district is named for its headquarters, Jamalpur ...

in the Division of

Mymensingh Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...

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Geography

Sarishabari is located at . It has 58,254 households and total area 263.50 km². The upazila is bounded by Madarganj and Jamalpur Sadar upazilas on the north,

Tangail district Tangail District () is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail mahakuma was separated from the Mymensingh District, Mymensingh district, and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The dist ...

Dhaka division Dhaka Division () is an Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains as a population magnet, and covers an area of 20, ...

to the east, and

Sirajganj Sirajganj is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River, located in Rajshahi Division. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 500000, it is the 14th largest city in Ba ...

and

Bogra Bogra (), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in North Bengal, Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in te ...

districts of

Rajshahi division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

to the west.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Sarishabari Upazila had 80,198 households and a population of 325,320. 74,900 (23.02%) were under 10 years of age. Sarishabari has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1039 females per 1000 males. 54,177 (16.65%) lived in urban areas. According to the

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 a ...

, Sarishabari had a population of 289,106. Males constituted 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. The population aged 18 and up was 148,197. Sarishabari had an average literacy rate of 24.4% (7+ years), with a national average of 32.4% literacy rate.

Administration

Sarishabari Thana was formed in 1960 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Sarishabari Upazila is divided into Sarishabari Municipality and eight union parishads: Aona, Bhatara, Doail, Kamrabad, Mahadan, Pingna, Pogaldigha, and Satpoa. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 183 villages.

Notable people

* Maulana Muhammad Nurul Islam (1931–2018), state minister of religious affairs * Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999), lawyer and government minister *

Anwarul Kabir Talukdar Anwarul Kabir Talukdar (1 January 1944 – 10 May 2020) was a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-4 constituency and state minister of power. ...

(1944–2020), major general and state minister * Muhammad Anisur Rahman Anu (born 1956), academic, economist and political activist * Muhammad Samad (born 1956), pro-vice chancellor of the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

* Murad Hasan (born 1974), former state minister *

Mahmudul Hasan Sohag Mahmudul Hasan Sohag (Bengali: মাহমুদুল হাসান সোহাগ; born 7 June 1981), better known as Sohag Bhai, is a Bangladeshi entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Rokomari.com, which initially started as an o ...

(born 1981), founder of Rokomari.com * Md Ismail Hossain (died 2016), 14th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police

References

Sarishabari Upazila Upazilas of Jamalpur District {{Mymensingh-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

Notable people

See also

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