Raiganj Upazila
Raiganj
Upazila (sirajganj district) area 267.83 sq km, located
in between 24°25' and 24°34' north latitudes and in between 89°24' and 89°37'
east longitudes. It is bounded by sherpur (bogra) and dhunat upazilas on the north, ullahpara and kamarkhanda upazilas on the south, sirajganj sadar and Kamarkhanda
upazilas on the east, tarash upazila on the west.
Population Total
267522; male 137574, female 129948; Muslim 234112, Hindu 33361, Buddhist 30 and
others 19.
Administration Raiganj
Thana was formed in 1937 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Upazila
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Municipality
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Union
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Mouza
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Village
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Population
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Density
(per sq km)
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Literacy
rate (%)
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Urban
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Rural
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Urban
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Rural
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9
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193
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270
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6762
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260760
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999
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54.8
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35.1
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Archaeological heritage and relics Dhangara Mosque
(Dhangara union), Khariza Ghughat Mosque (Dhubil union), Birat Rajar Bari at
Nimgachhi.
History of the War of Liberation In 1971 the Pak army
conducted mass killing and plundering at Salanga, Pangashi, Dhangara and
Chandaikona Bazars of the upazila; they also set many houses on fire. This
upazila was liberated on 12 December.
Religious institutions Mosque 361, temple 55, tomb 2.
Noted religious institutions: Dhangara Mosque, Khariza Ghughat Mosque, Bhola
Dewan (R) Tomb, Rajar Bari Mandir.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average
literacy 35.58%; male 40.63%, female 30.25%. Educational institutions:
college 11, secondary school 43, madrasa 37. Noted educational institutions:
Salanga Degree College (1970), Hazi Wahed Mariam Degree College (1972),
Dhangara Mohila College (1999), Salanga Mohila College (1999), Chandaikona
Multilateral High School (1921), Dhangara High School (1950), JKA Mannan High
School (1973), Dhangara Fazil Madrasa (1976).
Cultural organisations Library 2, cultural
organisation 2, women organisation 3, playground 6.
Main sources of income Agriculture 69.27%, non-agricultural
labourer 2.93%, industry 4.46%, commerce 11.25%, transport and communication
2.51%, service 3.90%, construction 0.90%, religious service 0.17%, rent and
remittance 0.18% and others 5.33%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 55.99%,
landless 44.01%; agricultural landowner: urban 35.59% and rural 56.49%.
Main crops Paddy, jute, potato, sugarcane, wheat,
pulse, vegetables.
Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, banana, papaya,
guava, blackberry.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 38, dairy 8,
poultry 28, hatchery 5.
Communication facilities Pucca road 117.55 km,
semi-pucca road 2.25 km, mud road 819.80 km; waterway 25.92 nautical miles.
Bridge 24, culvert 257.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional
transport Palanquin, dhuli, horse carriage.
Noted manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, ice
factory, saw mill, welding factory.
Cottage industries Blacksmith, potteries, weaving,
embroidery, bamboo work, cane work.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 9, fairs
5, most noted of which are Chandaikona Hat, Salanga Hat, Dhamai Hat, Amshara
Hat, Brahmagachha Hat, Nalka Hat, Rudrupur Hat, Krishnadia Hat, Nimgachhi
Mela and Dhangara Mela.
Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila
are under rural electrification net-work. However 16.96% of the dwelling
households have access to electricity.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 90.77%, tap
0.32%, pond 0.42% and others 8.49%. The presence of arsenic has been detected
in 23.32% of the shallow tube-well water of the upazila.
Sanitation 30% (rural 29.75% and urban 39.87%) of
dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 36.43% (rural
36.47% and urban 34.74%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines;
33.57% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, health
centre 9.
Natural disasters Many people were victims of the
famines of 1897, 1943 and 1974. Besides, the earthquakes of 1885 and 1897
caused heavy damages to settlements and other properties of the upazila.
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001,
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Raiganj Upazila
2007.
Raiganj is an upazila of Sirajganj district in the
division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Raiganj has a population of 317666. It has 9 Unions/Wards,
187 Mauzas/Mahallas, 267 villages and 77198 households. The total area of
Raiganj is 259.74 sq km (100.28 miles) and the literacy rate is
38.15% .
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