Upazilas

7 upazilas under this district are:

1. Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
   Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
   Shariatpur Sadar is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Demographics:As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shariatpur Sadar has a population of 161962. Males constitute are 50.36% of the population, and females 49.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 74757...
   
   
2. Naria Upazila
   Naria Upazila
   Naria is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Naria is located at . It has 40241 units of house hold and total area 240.02 km².-Demographics:...
   
   
3. Zanjira Upazila
   Zanjira Upazila
   Zanjira is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Zanjira is located at . It has 28716 units of house hold and total area 239.53 km².-Demographics:...
   
   
4. Damudya Upazila
   Damudya Upazila
   Damudya is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Damudya is located at . It has 18302 units of house hold and total area 91.76 km².Eng:- TAREKBEPARIFather :-ABDUL BANNAN BEPARI-Demographics:...
   
   
5. Bhedarganj Upazila
   Bhedarganj Upazila
   Bhedarganj is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Bhedarganj is located at . It has 36550 units of house hold and total area 267.28 km².-Demographics:...
   
   
6. Gosairhat Upazila
   Gosairhat Upazila
   Gosairhat is an Upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography & History:Gosairhat is located between 23°05' and 23°10'...
   
   
7. Shakhipur Upazila

Geography & Demography

Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District

Munshiganj District

Munshiganj also historically known as Bikrampur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.-Geography:...

, Barisal District

Barisal District

Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.-Geography and climate:Latitude: 22.75, Longitude: 90.36, Altitude: 4....

 on the south, Chandpur District

Chandpur District

Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is terminus of a metre gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.-Geography:Chandpur district has a...

 on the east, Madaripur District

Madaripur District

Madaripur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.-History of Madaripur:Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a...

 on the west. Main rivers are Padma

Padma River

The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...

, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.

Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazila

Upazilas of Bangladesh

||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....

s, 5 Municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

, 102 Mahalla

Mahalla

A mahalla is an urban division in Uzbekistan. Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Before the establishment of the Soviet rule in Uzbekistan, Mahallas fulfilled local self-government functions connecting private sphere with...

, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza

Mouza

In Bangladesh, a mouza is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a revenue collection unit in a pargana or revenue district. As populations increased and villages...

, 1235 Village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

, 213677 household

Household

The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....

.

According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 household

Household

The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....

s (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.

History

Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah

Haji Shariatullah

Haji Shariatullah was an eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal Dynasty. He is known for founding Faraizi movement.-Early life:...

 (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement

Faraizi movement

The Faraizi movement was founded by Haji Shariatullah by Bengali Muslims. After returning from Mecca after a 20 year hiatus Shariatullah, seeing the degraded Muslims of Bengal, called on them to give up un-Islamic practices and act upon their duties as Muslims...

 and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana under Madaripur sub-division

Madaripur District

Madaripur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.-History of Madaripur:Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a...

 which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and latterly as district with 6 upgraded thanas.

Economy

Economy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251849 acres (1,019 km²), cultivable land 151902 acres (615 km²), fallow land 6857 acres (28 km²), irrigated 40894 acres (165 km²).

Educational Institution

There are 396 government primary schools, 137 non-government primary schools, 61 community primary schools, 113 satellite primary schools, 40 NGO operated primary schools, 22 ebtaidaye madrasah

Madrasah

Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...

, 2 government high school, 90 non-government high schools, 58 dakhil madrasah

Madrasah

Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...

, 3 government colleges, 13 registered colleges and 15 senior madrasah.

Noted institutions are:

• Little Flower Pre-cadet Academy, Telipara, Naria. Est: 2010.
• Ideal Coaching Academy, Telipara, Naria. Est: 2007.
• Telipara High School, Telipara, Naria.
• Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
• Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
• Charbhoyra High School,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1912
• Kodalpur High School,Goshairhat,Shariatpur,
• Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
• Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
• Palong Tulashar Grudas Gov High School, Shariatpur Sadar
• Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
• Char Atra Azizia High School, Char Atra, Naria, Shariatpur
• Bijhari Upashi Tara Prasanna High School, Upashi, Est: 1898
• Bhojeshwar Girls High School, Bhojeshwar, Naria, Est: 1977
• Charkumaria Islamia Fazil Madrasah,Bhedargonj,Est: 1930
• Darus Sahaba Dakhil Madrasah,D.M.Khali.Est: 2002
• Darul Fayez Islamia Dakhil Madrasah.Est: 2004
• Char Chanda High School,Bhedargonj.
• Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
• Idilpur Pilot High School, Gosairhat
• Damudya Pilot High School, Damudya
• Mohsenia Kamil Madrasa, Gosairhat
• Shariatpur Government College
• Purbo Madaripur College, Damudya
• Dr. Moslem Uddin Khan Degree College
• Gongaproshad Government Primary School
• Zanjira Mohar Ali Pilot High School
• B.K.Nagar public High School
• Bhojeshwar Upashi College
• Abu Taleb Master High School,Shariatpur
• Panchapalli Guru Ram High School, Panchapalli
• Mohishar Digambari High School, Mohishar
• Bhedargonj Pilot High School, Bhedargonj.
• M.A Raza College. Bhedargonj.
• Narayonpur High School, Bhedargonj.
• Ghoddya Fazil Madrasah, Bhedargonj.
• Shaheed Smriti High School, Vill: Telipara, P.S.: Naria.
• Char Phylij Joinab High School, Char Phylij Bazar, Sakhipur.
• Barakalinogor Senior Madrasa
• Sakhipur Islamia High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Hazi Nayon Sharif Sarkar Primary School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Sakhipur Solaimania Islamia Dakhil Madrasha,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.Est:1929
• Hazi Shariatullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Habib Ullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Shahid Siraj Shikdar College, D.M. Khali,Bhedarganj.Est:1995
• Shahid Dr. Humaiun Kabir High School, Charvaga,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Abbas AliHigh School, Trabunia,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Dakkhin Sakhipur High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Hazi Bari Girls High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Abdul Gani Junior School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Tarabuni High School,Balar hat,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Charkumaria High School,Charkumaria, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Char Chanda High School,D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
• Monowara Shikder girls high School.
• Mohsenia Hfijia Madrasha,D.M.Khali,Bhedargonj. Est:1962
• Dr. K. A. Jalil High School, Tripalli, Naria.
• Kartikpur High School, Kartikpur, Naria.
• Lonsing High School, Naria
• Darul Aman High School
• Angaria High School
• Tulatala High School
• Shariatpur Technical School& College(TSC).Est:1995

Religion

The district of Shariatpur consist 4002 mosques, 37 temples, 3 churches and a pagoda.

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Masque & Places of interest

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1. Beparipara Jame Masjid, Telipara, Naria.

2. Shaldah Munshi Jane Alam Bari.

3. Burir Hat Masjid.

4. Burir Hat Munshi bari.

5. DC Banglow.

6. Fatehjongpur Fort.

7. Haturia Zamindar bari.

8. Kartikpur Zamindar bari.

9. Kedarbari.

10. Mahishar Dighi.

11. Darghabari Dighi, Telipara, Naria.

12. Rathindra Kanto Ghatak Chowdhury's House, South Baluchara, Shariatpur.

13. Sureswar Darbar Sharif

14. M.A. Reza collage.

15. Bhedargonj upzala chottor.

16. Kashempur Chawrasta, D.M.Khali,

17. Padam River's Char,Char Atra

18. Circuit House.

19. Pachani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar

20. Agaroani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar

21. KodalPur Darbar Sharif, Kodalpur,Goshairhat

22. Shariatpur-Chandpur Ferri Ghat, EIDGABAZAR.

23. Rajnagar Union, Krokir Char Primary School.

24. Premtala BISIC Shilpo Elaka.

Notable personalities

• Colonel(retd) Shawkat Ali
  Col. Shawkat Ali
  Col. Shawkat Ali MP is a Bangladeshi politician and the deputy speaker of the National Parliament. He is a member of Awami League and a freedom fighter.- Early life :...
  
  , MP, Deputy Speaker of Jatiyo Sangshad
  Jatiyo Sangshad
  Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
  
  , Chairman, Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Solidarity Council, Presidium Member of Bangabandhu Parishad.

• Hazi Nayon Sharif Sarkar, Former Vice President Of All India Congress Party.

• MP Abdur Razzaq (born August 1, 1942) is a Bangladeshi politician and member of the Awami League Advisory Council. At present he is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the Water Resources Ministry.[1] He was the Minister for Water Resources of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 [2] during Bangladesh Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina's cabinet.

• B.M Muzammel Haque,member of parliament,and a revolutionary politician.

Members of Parliament

• Shariatpur-1: B M Muzammel Haque (2008)
• Shariatpur-2: Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali (2008, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1979).< AFM Nurul Haq Hawlader (1973).
• Shariatpur-3: Ibrahim Khalil (Noab Bala), Abidur Reza Khan,Abdur Razzaq (2008, 2001, 1996,1991), Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron (1996).

Freedomfighter

• Late aseq e rasul Lal Mia, Formar Comandder, D.M.Khali Union,
• Shaheed Sepoy Abdul Hamid Sardar (1949-1971), Village: Anakhanda
  Anakhanda
  Anakhanda is a Village of Naria Upazila, Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.-Geography:Anakhanda is located at . It has 313 units of house hold and total area 3 km².-Demographics:...
  
  , Naria
  Naria
  Naria was a goddess in Gallo-Roman religion who appears to have been venerated only in what is now the western part of Switzerland. Her nature and responsibilities remain obscure....
  
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• Nitya Gopal Paul, Village: Panditsar, Naria
  Naria
  Naria was a goddess in Gallo-Roman religion who appears to have been venerated only in what is now the western part of Switzerland. Her nature and responsibilities remain obscure....
  
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• Master Moslem Uddin Mia. Asst.Head-Master,Charbhoyra high school,D.M.Khali.
• Abdul Manan Radri. Vice- Chairman,Upazila Porishad,Bhedargonj.
• Md. Giasuddin Sarder, Vill.-Kalukaty, PO.-Mulfatgonj, PS.-Naria, Dist.-Shariatpur
• Shahadat Hossain Khan,(1949-2002), former Chairman of Darulaman Union, Uttar Damodya, Damodya.