Saidpur Upazila

Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. Saidpur thana, later turned into an upazila, was established in 1915.^[1] Before 1870, Saidpur was a Bazar under Daroani thana of Rangpur district. It was under Nilphamari Sadar thana of Nilphamari Mohokuma between 1870 and 1915.

Saidpur সৈয়দপুর
Upazila
Sayedpur
Chini Mosque, Saidpur
Coordinates: 25°46.7′N 88°53.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Nilphamari
Headquarters	Saidpur
Area
• Upazila	121.66 km2 (46.97 sq mi)
• Urban	34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation [2]	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Upazila	312,993
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5310[4]
Area code	05526[5]
Website	Syedpur Upazila

Geography

Saidpur is located at 25.7778°N 88.8917°E / 25.7778; 88.8917. The upazila is bounded by Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazilas on the north-east, Badarganj and Parbatipur upazilas on the south, Taraganj upazila on the east, Chirirbandar and Khansama upazilas on the west.Saidpur Upazila Surrounding With All 3 Districts (Nilphamari, Dinajpur & Rangpur). Total area of Saidpur is 121.66 km².

Demographics

Religions in Saidpur Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			92.45%
Hinduism			7.46%
Other or not stated			0.09%

According to the 2011 census of Bangladesh, Saidpur Upazila had 58,137 households and a population of 264,461. 58,868 (22.26%) were under 10 years of age. Saidpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.56%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a gender ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 130,041 (49.17%) lived in urban areas.^[7][8]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saidpur has a population of 199422. Males constitute 52.19% of the population, and females 47.81%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98745. Saidpur has an average literacy rate of 38.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[9]

Points of interest

• Saidpur Airport
• Syedpur Railway Workshop
• Syedpur Christian Catholic Church
• Syedpur Christian Cemetery
• Syedpur BISIC Industrial Area
• Syedpur Cantonment Area
• Chini Mosque (established 1863)^[10]
• Martuza Institute (established 1882)^[10]
• Al Jamiatul Islamia Darul-Ulam Madrasa (established 1945)^[10]

Administration

Saidpur Upazila is divided into 1 municipality (Saidpur Municipality) and six union parishads: Bangalipur, Botlagari, Kamarpukur, Kasirambelpukur, Khatamadhupur, and Saidpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 42 mauzas and 39 villages.^[7]

Saidpur Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 43 mahallas.^[7]

Notable people

• Zikrul Haque (1914—1971), physician and politician
• Mohammad Alim Uddin (1940—2015), former MP
• Amjad Hossain Sarker (1958—2021), former Mayor of Saidpur
• Rabeya Alim, former MP

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Administrative geography of Bangladesh