Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj

Coordinates: 24°41′N 88°10′E / 24.683°N 88.167°E / 24.683; 88.167
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Shibganj Upazila
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Shibganj (

Nawabganj District[1] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
.

History

Shibganj has a few well-known places with Hindu heritage, Kanshat town, and Kansat Bazar. Most of the wealthy

Calcutta University in that area. One son became principal of a college at Howrah near Kolkata, two sons became physician graduating from Kolkata NRS Medical College (formerly known as Campbell Medical College), and another became Chief Architect of Calcutta and had a postgraduate qualification from the United States. One of their physician sons went to UK and married an English lady and settled there and worked in UK National Health Service
and had several achievements. He is mentioned in "Who's Who Indians in Britain."

Eldest daughter Manorama after graduating from Calcutta University was appointed Headmistress (Head Teacher) of Nawabganj Girls' High School and stayed there till the beginning of 1952. Four sons of Ramesh Chandra Ghosh were students of Nawabganj 'Harimohan High School' and passed Matriculation Examination with Scholarships and other achievements. Now the Ghosh family is spread to 4 continents of the world. There is a book being published in London about Pukhuria Village and Ghosh family and the offspring- "Once upon a time in a place in India". This book is about history of Pukhuria of last several hundred years and the Ghosh family. The book is compiled by Mailika Klaus, Grand Daughter-in-Law of Ramesh Chandra Ghosh and Soilobala Ghosh, who is European of Estonian origin and multilingual. One of the Grandsons of Ramesh Chandra Ghosh, Robin, is a Barrister in London and get mentioned in NewsPaper of London in his success in High Court/Crown Court cases. Other Grand children are high achievers in England, US, and Australia besides in India.

Geography

The mosque of Shah Niamatullah, located next to the Mughal Tahakhana pays homage to the Islamic history of this upazila.

Shibganj is located at 24°41′00″N 88°10′00″E / 24.6833°N 88.1667°E / 24.6833; 88.1667. It has 124,899 households and a total area of 525.42 km2.

There is a land port and

Bangladesh-India border at Sonamosjid[2]

Shibganj Upazila is bounded by

CD Block in Malda district, West Bengal, India on the north, Gomostapur, Nachole and Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazilas on the east, Chapai Nawabganj Sadar Upazila and Raghunathganj II CD Block in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on the south and Kaliachak III CD Block, Malda district, on the west.[1][3][4]

Demographics

Religions in Shibganj upazila (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.16%
Hinduism
 
 2.82%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census, Shibganj Upazila had 124,899 households and a population of 591,178. 137,004 (23.17%) were under 10 years of age. Shibganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.38%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1002 females per 1000 males. 49,833 (8.43%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the

1991 Bangladesh census, Shibganj has a population of 422,347. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 203,072. Shibganj has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

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.[5]

Shibganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31

mahallas.[5]

Chairman: SAYED NAZRUL ISLAM

Women Vice Chairman: Mrs. Shayema Begum

Vice Chairman: Shahidul Haqu Haidari

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

Library

There is a library named Akimuddin Gronthagar at Jaminpur. It contains a philosophy 'knowledge is entry'. The library was established on 4 May 2008. Within a year it worked very good with the students of science. Akimudin Gronthagar arranged three camps to observe the century's only total Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009.[8][9][10] It has more than 500 books and other tools and papers. It has a team led by Jahangir Alam Sur, science writer and enthusiast. The team arranges many program on science.

Notable people

References

  1. ^
    OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Land ports in brief" (PDF). Bangladesh government. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Tehsil Map of Maldah". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chapai Nawabganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Chapai Nawabganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Thousands watch long solar eclipse". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 1999-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  9. ^ "People watch century's last solar eclipse". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  10. ^ "People watch century's last solar eclipse". Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  11. ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Simla Feb 3 1921, p800-810
  12. ^ Legislative Assembly Debates, Vol III, Part I, p570, Government Central Press, 1922
  13. ^ "A New Party for Assembly". The Indian Express. 21 September 1936.
  14. ^ Major Elections, 1920–45, Schwartzberg Atlas, p222
  15. ^ John Venn and J. A. Venn, The Book of Matriculations and Degrees 1901-1912, the University of Cambridge, 2015
  16. ^ Archive of The Honorable Society of Gray's Inn
  17. ^ Legislative Assembly Debate, Vol 6, 1936, p334, New Delhi
  18. ^ Khabeeruddin family pleads for preservation of history
  19. ^ The Indian Annual Register, Vol 1, 1939, pp84, Gian Publishing House
  20. OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 27 April 2024.

External links

  • Gaud travel guide from Wikivoyage
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