Sirajganj District

Sirajganj সিরাজগঞ্জ
District
Coordinates: 24.33°N 89.62°ECoordinates: 24.33°N 89.62°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
Area
• Total	2,497.92 km2 (964.45 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	2,707,011
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	27%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	[1]

Sirajganj (Bengali: সিরাজগঞ্জ জেলা, Sirajganj Jela also Sirajganj Zila) is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.

Contents

• 1 Subdistricts
• 2 Geography
• 3 Population
• 4 See also
• 5 References

Subdistricts

There are nine Upazilas in Sirajganj district. They are:

1. Sirajganj Sadar Upazila
2. Belkuchi Upazila
3. Chauhali Upazila
4. Kamarkhanda Upazila
5. Kazipur Upazila
6. Raiganj Upazila
7. Shahjadpur Upazila
8. Tarash Upazila
9. Ullahpara Upazila

Geography

Sirajganj District of Rajshahi division has an area of about 2497.92 km². The main rivers are Jamuna, Baral, Ichamati, Karatoya and Phuljuri. The annual average temperature reaches a maximum of 34.6 °C, and a minimum of 11.9 °C. The annual rainfall is 1610 mm (63.4 in).

Population

The population has been measured at 3,215,873, made up of 92% Muslim, 6.5% Hindu and 1.5% other. Males make up 51.14% of the population and females 48.86%.