Sundarganj ( bn, সুন্দরগঞ্জ) is an upazila of

Gaibandha District Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা জেলা, ''Gaibandha Jela'' or ''Gaibandha Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875. Gaibandha was previously ...

in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sundarganj is on the banks of the river

Teesta Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Rangpur, and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, it flows through ...

. It had 122,098 households and an area of

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census 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 reco ...

, Sundarganj Upazila had 122,098 households and a population of 461,920. 115,339 (24.97%) were under 10 years of age. Sundarganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 40.56%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1043 females per 1000 males. 20,786 (4.50%) lived in urban areas. Sundarganj has a population of 4,61,920 (2011 census). It has 70165 households. Males comprise 2,26,118 of the population, and females 2,35,802. The population density is 572.23. Sundarganj has an average education rate of 78.13%.

Administration

Sundarganj Upazila is divided into Sundarganj Municipality and 15 union parishads: Bamondanga, Belka, Chandipur, Chaporhati, Dohbond, Dhopadanga, Haripur, Konchibari, Kapasia, Ramjibon, Shantiram, Sorbanondo, Sonaroy, Sreepur, and Tarapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 110 mauzas and 189 villages. Sundarganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.

Colleges

* Sundarganj D.W Gov. College (Sundarganj) * Sundarganj Degree Women's College (Sundarganj) * Belka Degree College (Belka, Sundarganj) * Dharmapur Abdul Jabbar Degree College (Dharmapur, Sundarganj) * Dharmapur Women's College (Dharmapur, Sundarganj) * Dhubni Mohila College (Dhubni, Sundarganj) * Shobhaganj Degree College (Shobhaganj, Sundarganj) * Shobhaganj Women's Model College (Shobhaganj, Sundarganj) * Bamandanga Abdul Haque College ( Bamandanga, Sundarganj) * Dhubni Kanchibari College (Dhubni, Sundarganj) * Ramdeb Shaikh Khabir Uddin College (Ramdeb, Sundarganj) * Bazarpara College (Bazarpara, Sundarganj)

Health centers

* Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex (Sundarganj) * Bamdanga sub-health center (Bamandanga) * Shobhaganj Sub-Health Center (Chaparhatti) * Belka Sub-Health Center (Belka) * Kanchibari Sub-Health Center (Kanchibari) * Haripur sub-health center (Haripur) * Chandipur sub-health center (Chandipur) * Dharmapur Sub-Health Center (Dharmapur)

High schools

* Sundargonj Abdul Majid Gov. Boys High School * Sundarganj Amina Gov. Girls High School * Sundarganj Abdul Mazid Mondal High School * Sibram Alhaj md. Hossain srity school and college * Shibram School And College * Teani Moniram High School * Ramjiban High School * Bazar Para High School * Fazlul Haque High School * Shovagonj High School * Belka M C High School * Belka Monika Girls High School * Mirganj Adarsha High School * Falgachha High School * Ramdeb High School * Khamar Moniram High School * Khamar Moniram Girls High School * Kamarpara Girl's High School * Nazimabad B.L High School * Dhaniar Kura High School * Paran Adarsha High School * Dharmapur D.D.M. High School * Bamandanga Girls High School * Sreepur Changmari M.L High School

Notable places

* Bamondanga Zamidar Bari, a palace, was built in 1252 A.D.

References

Upazilas of Gaibandha District {{Rangpur-geo-stub