Rajshahi District
Rajshahi District
রাজশাহী জেলা | ||
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District Council Chairman Muhammad Ali Sarkar [1] | | |
• Chief Executive Officer | A. B. M. Sharif Uddin | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2,407.01 km2 (929.35 sq mi) | |
Population (2022 census)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,909,622 | |
• Density | 1,208/km2 (3,130/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) | |
HDI (2019) | 0.642[3] medium · 6th of 20 | |
Website | rajshahi |
Rajshahi District (Bengali: রাজশাহী জেলা) is a district in mid-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.[4] The metropolitan city of Rajshahi is in Rajshahi District.
Geography
Rajshahi District is bounded by
Rivers
There are ten rivers in this district, totaling 146 km in length. The main river is the Padma (Ganges). Other rivers include
History
The Mughal Emperor Akbar gave the Rajshahi region to the Puṭhia Raj family to govern under the governor "Pitambar".
In 1772, the Rajshahi District was established. Parts of it eventually became the districts of
. On 1 April 1876, Rajshahi town was made into the municipal town.During the
Rajshahi town was upgraded to a
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1981 | 1,540,085 | — |
1991 | 1,887,015 | +2.05% |
2001 | 2,286,874 | +1.94% |
2011 | 2,595,197 | +1.27% |
2022 | 2,909,622 | +1.05% |
Sources:[2][7] |
According to the
Religion | Population (1941)[8]: 88–89 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[7] | Percentage (2011) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Islam | 435,829 | 75.18% | 2,430,194 | 93.64% |
Hinduism | 111,991 | 19.32% | 122,394 | 4.72% |
Tribal religion | 31,439 | 5.42% | 14,645 | 0.56% |
Christianity | 216 | 0.04% | 27,830 | 1.07% |
Others [b] | 258 | 0.04% | 134 | 0.01% |
Total Population | 579,733 | 100% | 2,595,197 | 100% |
Muslims are the majority population. The Christian population has grown quickly, while the number of those following ethnic religions has declined significantly. Ethnic minorities were 49,312 (1.90%), mainly Santals and Oraons.[7]
Upazilas
Sub-district or upazilas and thanas of Rajshahi are[4]
- Bagha Upazila
- Bagmara Upazila
- Charghat Upazila
- Durgapur Upazila
- Godagari Upazila
- Mohanpur Upazila
- Paba Upazila
- Puthia Upazila
- Tanore Upazila
- Boalia Thana
- Matihar Thana
- Rajpara Thana
- Shah Makdam Thana
- Chandrima Thana
- Katakhali Thana
- Belpukur Thana
- Airport Thana
- Kashiadanga Thana
- Kornohar Thana
- Damkura Thana
Communications
Rajshahi district has well organized internal communication as well as connection to other parts of Bangladesh. There are 96 metalled roads with a total length of about 1270 km, 108 semi-metalled roads of about 546 km length, and six railways of about 63 km total length.
Media and press club
There are Govt. Approved Bengali daily newspapers and Newsportals Published from the city, including Sonali Sangbad, Sunshine, Dainik Barta, Uttorbongo Protidin, Sonar Desh, Natun Provat, and Amader Rajshahi.[9]
The government-run Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar have transmission centres in Rajshahi.
A local FM radio station,
Rajshahi City Press Club, Rajshahi Press Club, Rajshahi Metropolitan Press club and Rajshahi Padma Press Club.
Economy
Rajshahi Metropolitan is widely known as Silk City of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board (In Bengali : Jatio Resham Board) is situated at Rajshahi. There are seven silk factories in the BSCIC Industrial Town in Rajshahi.[10] An inter-city train is named Silk City Express after Rajshahi; it serves the route between Rajshahi and Dhaka.[11] Rajshahi is also notable for producing mangos and silk.[12]
Points of interest
- Bagdhani Mosque
- Bagha Mosque
- Kismat Maria Mosque
- Tomb of Shah Makhdum
- Tomb of Shah Sultan
- Talando Shiv Mandir
- Puthia Temple Complex
- Boro Kuthi
See also
Notes
- ^ Sadar subdivision of Rajshahi district
- ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
References
- ^ "Chairman-Institute of Business Administration".
- ^ ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Mahbubar Rahman, Md. (2012). "Rajshahi District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Pabna, Rajshahi were freed two days after final victory". The Daily Star. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "'Pir' killed in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF).
- ^ পত্র-পত্রিকা (in Bengali).
- ^ "Rajshahi Silk Losing Shine". The Daily Star. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Silk City Express". The Daily Star. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "It's mango time in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.