Sahajanpur Upazila

Sahajanpur Upazila

Sahajanpur is an Upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. This Upazila is recently created. It is the 12th upazila of Bogra district.

It is situated on the bank of the Karotoa river.

The upazila of Shahjahanpur is located in the southern part of Bogra district, approximately between 240 40/ and 240 50/ North latitudes and 890 15/ and 890 30/ East longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Bogra Sadar upazila, on the south by Sherpur upazila, on the east by Gabtali and Dhunat upazila and on the west by Nandigram upazila. All of these Upazilas, which surround Shahjahanpur upazila, are under Bogra district. Chopinagar is the name of one important village in Shajahanpur.

General information on the area and its population Total area =221.58 km2. Number of union = 10 Number of mouza =131 Number of villages= 178 Total population= 2,47,819 Male population= 1,26,560 Female population= 1,21,259 Density of population= 1118 persons / km2.