Sarishabari Upazila

Sarishabari সরিষাবাড়ী
Upazila
Sarishabari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°ECoordinates: 24°44.5′N 89°50′E / 24.7417°N 89.833°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
• Total	263.48 km^2 (101.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	325,320[1]
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	2050
Website	Official Map of Sarishabari

Sarishabari (Bengali: সরিষাবাড়ী) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.^[2]

Geography

Countryside view of Sarishabari Upazila.

Sarishabari is located at 24°44′30″N 89°50′00″E / 24.7417°N 89.8333°E. It has 58,254 households and total area 263.48 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarishabari has a population of 289,106. Males constitute 51.66% of the population, and females 48.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 148,197. Sarishabari has an average literacy rate of 24.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[3]

Administration

Sarishabari has 1 municipality, 8 Unions, 173 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 179 villages.

There is a urea fertilizer factory named Jamuna Fertilizer Co. Ltd which is the largest fertilizer factory in the country. It produces granular urea fertilizer. And some jute mills are here. Alhaz Jute Mills Ltd, AR Jute Mills, Boira Jute Mills and Popular Jute Mill are notable.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=3985
2. Sayed Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Sarishabari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
3. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.