Saidpur ( bn, সৈয়দপুর) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Nilphamari District in the Division of
Rangpur,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. Saidpur thana; later renamed to upazila was established in 1915.
Geography
Saidpur is located at . It is bounded by Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazilas on the north, Badarganj and Parbatipur upazilas on the south, Taraganj upazila on the east, Chirirbandar and Khansama upazilas on the west. Total area of Saidpur is 121.68 km
2.
Demographics
As of 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 ...
, Saidpur has a population of 264461. Males constitute 52.19% of the population, and females 47.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98745. Saidpur has an average literacy rate of 54.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 48.4% literate.
Points of interest
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Saidpur Airport
Syedpur Airport (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর বিমানবন্দর '' Saiẏadapur bimānabandar'') is a domestic airport located in Syedpur, Nilphamari, Bangladesh.
Syedpur is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur divis ...
* Syedpur Railway Workshop
*
Chini Mosque
Chini Mosque ( bn, চিনি মসজিদ, ur, چنی مسجد) is located in Saidpur city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. The mosque is also known as Glass Mosque. The construction of the mosque was started in ...
(
established 1863)
*
Martuza Institute (
established 1882)
[
* Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul-Ulam Madrasa ( established 1945)][
]
Administration
Saidpur Upazila is divided into Saidpur Municipality and six union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Bangalipur, Botlagari, Kamarpukur, Kasirambelpukur, Khatamadhupur, and Saidpur Cantonment
Saidpur Cantonment is the Bangladeshi military cantonment in Saidpur, Nilphamari District, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country ...
. The union parishads are subdivided into 42 mauzas and 39 villages.mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
s.
See also
*Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Nilphamari District
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