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Sariakandi Upazila
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sariakandi |
| native_name | সারিয়াকান্দি |
| settlement_type | Upazila |
| image_skyline | Kalitola Groyen Badh.jpg |
| image_caption | Kalitola Groyen Badh on the bank of Jamuna river. |
| image_map | Sariakandi in Rajshahi division (Bangladesh).svg |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Rajshahi |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Bogra |
| subdivision_type3 | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 408.50 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 276199 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| leader_title | M.P |
| leader_name | Abdul Mannan |
| leader_title1 | Bogra-1. p- 36 |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 5830 |
| area_code | 05028 |
| website |
Sariakandi Upazila () is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Sariakandi Thana was established in 1886 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of Sariakandi.
Geography
Sariakandi Upazila has a total area of 432.55 sqkm. About three-fifths is land and two-fifths is water, chiefly the Jamuna River, which flows south through the upazila.
Demographics
|Population}} Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |1981 |199 |1991 |230 |2001 |240 |2011 |271 |2022 |276
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sariakandi Upazila had 82,835 households and a population of 276,199. 8.83% of the population were under 5 years of age. Sariakandi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 63.48%: 66.91% for males and 60.07% for females, and a sex ratio of 100.20 males for every 100 females. 80,033 (28.98%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sariakandi Upazila had 75,614 households and a population of 270,719. 66,938 (24.73%) were under 10 years of age. Sariakandi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.94%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males. 18,543 (6.85%) lived in urban areas.
Administration
Sariakandi Upazila is divided into Sariakandi Municipality and 12 union parishads: Bhelabari, Bohail, Chaluabari, Chandan Baisha, Fulbari, Hat Sherpur, Kamalpur, Karnibari, Kazla, Kutubpur, Narchi, and Sariakandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 100 mauzas and 173 villages.
Sariakandi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.
Education
There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Chandan Baisha Degree College, founded in 1964, Chhaihata Degree College, and Shariakandi Degree College.
Jamthol Technical Management College, founded in 2001, is one of the upazila's two colleges in the technical and vocational education system.
The madrasa education system includes three fazil madrasas.
References
References
- (November 2023). "National Report". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (21 October 2024). "Bangladesh Postal Code". Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- (18 October 2024). "Bangladesh Area Code". Chahaoba.com.
- Rahman, Md. Hafizur. (2012). "Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh". [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]].
- . (September 2025). ["Sariakandi Map"](http://shariakandi.bogra.gov.bd/node/211831).
- (June 2024). "Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Bogura". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bogra". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- (2011). "Community Tables: Bogra district". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- . ["List of Institutions"](http://www.moedu.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=500&Itemid=400).
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