Sapahar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Sapahar
locator_position = right
latd = 25.1250
longd = 88.5819
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Naogaon District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 115320
population_density = 472
area_total = 244.49
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/naogaon/Sapahar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Sapahar
footnotes =

Sapahar ( _bn. সাপাহার) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sapahar is located at coord|25.1250|N|88.5819|E| . It has 19770 units of house hold and total area 244.49 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Sapahar has a population of 115320. Males constitute are 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 56921. Sapahar has an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Sapahar has 6 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 228 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References