Shariatpur District
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Shariatpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
Sub-DistrictsThe six (6) upazilas under this district are:
Geography & DemographyShariatpur District with an area of 1181.53 sq km, on north is bounded by MUNSHIGANJ district, BARISAL district on the south, CHANDPUR district on the east, MADARIPUR district on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong. As per Bangladesh census 2001 area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 sr.km, Municipality 5, Mahalla 102, Union 64, Mauza 608, Village 1235, House Hold 213677, Total population 1082300, Male 543838, Female 538462, Literacy rate 38.9%. HistoryShariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781-1840), an eminent Islamic reformer of Bangladesh. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and laterly as district. EconomyEconomy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251849 acre, cultivable land 151902 acre, fallow land 6857 acre, irrigated 40894 acre. Main productions are rice, wheat, jute, sugar cane, chilli, betel leaf, fish catch, eggs & milk. Extinct crops Kaun, china, sweet potato, motor, hemp silk, mugh etc. Main fruits Mango, jack fruit, blackberry, banana and wood apple. Hats-bazars are 88. most noted of which are Angaria bazar, Dasherjangle bazar, Kazir hat, Vojeshwar bazar, Naria bazar,Haturia hat, Nagerpara bazar, Sakhipur hat & Palong hat. Cottage & small industries: Ice factory 13, saw mills 35, shoe factory 4, rice mill 164, oil mill 6, biri factory (local cigarate) 9, weaving 88, goldsmith 341, blacksmith 324, potteries 90, tailoring 425, welding 47. Places of interest1. Fatehjongpur Fort, 2. Kedarbari 3. Burir Hat Mosque, 4. Rathindra Kanto Ghatak Chowdhury's Home, South Baluchara, Shariatpur 5. Haturia and Kartikpur jamindar bari. 6. Mahishar dighi See also
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