Sujanagar Upazila
| Sujanagar সুজানগর |
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| Upazila | |
 Sujanagar
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Pabna District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 334.4 km2 (129.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 214,132 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Sujanagar |
Sujanagar (Bengali: সুজানগর) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1] The upazila is the home of agriculture across the district. Kashinathpur bazar and Nagarbari is the famous place in sujanagar which is basically commercial capital of the Upazila.
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Geography
Sujanagar is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. It has 36136 households and total area 334.4 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sujanagar has a population of 214132. Males constitute 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 102,202. Sujanagar has an average literacy rate of 26.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administrative
Sujanagar has 10 Unions/Wards, 197 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 195 villages.
Cities
The following is an incomplete list of cities in the Sujanagar Upazila:
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Administration
Chairman: Abul Kashem
Vice Chairman:
Woman Vice Chairman:
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): H M Nurul Islam [1]
Notable people
Many famous people were born in the upazila, namely:
- Chanchal Choudhury (actor)
- Mirza Azizul Islam (former Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Caretaker government
- Sardar Zainul Islam (poet).
- Late Sardar Zain Uddin (a prominent writer)
See also
References
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