Shahjadpur Upazila
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Shahzadpur শাহজাদপুর |
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| Upazila | |
 Shahzadpur
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| Coordinates: 24°10.2′N 89°35.3′E / 24.1700°N 89.5883°ECoordinates: 24°10.2′N 89°35.3′E / 24.1700°N 89.5883°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Sirajganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 324.47 km2 (125.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 420,452 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Shahzadpur |
Shahzadpur or Shahjadpur (Bengali: শাহজাদপুর) is an Upazila of Sirajganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Makhdum Shah Daulah Shahid was a Fourteenth Century Muslim saint recognized for his preaching of Islam in northern India. He was martyred at Shahjadpur.
Makhdum Shah was the second son of Muaz bin Jabal, a king of Yemen. Together with some twenty companions, he travelled east by the land route through Bukhara and into India preaching Islam. Eventually they settled in Shahzadpur, at the time part of a Hindu kingdom. The king was displeased with the disruption caused by Makhdum Shah and his followers and ordered them expelled from his kingdom. Makhdum Shah refused to comply and he and nearly all of his followers were killed. Makhdum Shah is buried beside the old Shahi mosque at Shahjadpur in Sirajganj District.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shahzadpur has a population of 420452. It has 70998 households and a total area of 324.47 km². Males constitute 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.
Shahzadpur is emotionally connected with the fond memory of the Nobel-laureate 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 Kachharibari (revenue office) is still there like the other place, Shilaidaha in Kushtia district.
Another point of interest is Naiem Hasan's House
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 km2. The town has a population of 65897; male 51.95% and female 48.05%. The density of population is 3376 per km2. Literacy rate among the town people is 34.5%. The town has one dak bungalow (rest house}.
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