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Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj

Shibganj Upazila
শিবগঞ্জ
Upazila
Shibganj Upazila is located in Bangladesh
Shibganj Upazila
Shibganj Upazila
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E / 24.683°N 88.167°E / 24.683; 88.167Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E / 24.683°N 88.167°E / 24.683; 88.167
Cuntry  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Nawabganj District
Area
 • Total 525.43 km2 (202.87 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 422,347
 • Density 804/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Shibganj

Shibganj (Bengali: শিবগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Shibganj is located at 24°41′00″N 88°10′00″E / 24.6833°N 88.1667°E / 24.6833; 88.1667. It has 67,009 households and total area 525.43 km².

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shibganj has a population of 422347. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 203072. Shibganj has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Shibganj Upazila is divided into Shibganj Municipality and 15 union parishads: Binodpur, Chakkirti, Chhatrajitpur, Daipukuria, Dhainagar, Durlovpur, Ghorapakhia, Kansat, Mobarakpur, Monakasha, Noyalavanga, Panka, Shahbajpur, Shyampur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 199 mauzas and 407 villages.

Shibganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.

Chairman: Doctor Professor Keramat Ali

Women Vice Chairman: Mrs. Shayema Begum

Vice Chairman: Shahidul Haqu Haidari

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Irteza Hassan [1]

In between Shibganj and Kansat lies a small village Pukhuria with natural pictures and mango trees. Pukhuria village is situated on the bank of river Ganges where river Ganges enters Bengal. This village had Muslim and Hindu populations.


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