Manikganj District

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Singair Upazila Manikganj District

Singair (Bengali: সিঙ্গাইর) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Singair Upazila (manikganj district) area 217.38 sq km, located in between 23°42' and 23°52' north latitudes and in between 90°03' and 90°16' east longitudes. It is bounded by dhamrai and manikganj sadar upazilas on the north, nawabganj (dhaka) upazila on the south, savar and keranigaj upazilas on the east, Manikganj Sadar upazila on the west.

Population Total 248615; male 126418, female 122197; Muslim 232088, Hindu 16449, Buddhist 24 and others 54.

Water bodies Main rivers: dhaleshwari, Ghazikhali, Kaliganga.

Administration Singair Thana was formed in 1919 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Singair is located at 23.8167°N 90.1500°E . It has 44151 households and total area 217.38 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Singair has a population of 231628. Males constitute 50.47% of the population, and females 49.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117789. Singair has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administrative

Singair has 1 Municipal/11 Unions/Wards, 141 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 villages.

Goliadanga

Goliadanga (coordinates: 23°45'28"N 90°5'57"E) is a small village located at Balodhara Union. Goliadanga is a historic place and well known for the liberation war took place on the Nurani-ganga river in 1971 between Mukti Bhahini (Bangladeshi Freedom Fighters) and Pakistani military. Goliadanga is very prominent in education, art and culture compared to the surrounding local villages. Golidanga High School established by the local scholar and founding headmaster Md. Mohar Ali in 1967. Under the strong guidance of the pioneer headmaster Md Mohar Ali, Golaidanga High School produces many scholars in every field of study and the school is continuously spreading the light of education in the surrounding areas. In 2010 Goliadanga High School celebrates its first reunion function.

Haat, Bazar and Mela

Singair is famous for Mela, Bazar. The most popular mela are Shadhur mela (Jamsa), Zaher Paglar Mela (Bangala), Burir Mela (Paril), Nim Gach er mela (Atkoria), Buther Mela (Boldhora). The famous Haat & Bazar are Jamsha, Baira, Bangala, Paragram, Singair, Charigram . dorber shorif (Singair),Nim gach ebong piazur mela(sanail),Nouka baish er mela (Shibpur)

Education

There are 3 colleges in Singair: Singair University College, Baira College and Golaidanga Muktijoddha College. Other schools include Jamirta High School, Joymontop High School, Sahrail High School, Nabagram High School, Singair Pilot School,Baira School.Kabi nazrul high school baimail

Archaeological heritage and relics Fort at Fordnagar, Neel Kuthi at Boyra, residence of the Datta-Guptas, Ananda Kuthi and Mandir at Baldhara, Sen-bari and Durga-mandap at Baldhara, Imampara Jami Mosque at Baldhara in Paril, Tomb of Ibrahim Shah at Baldhara in Paril, Kalisundari Charitable Dispensary (1895).

History of the War of Liberation On 28 October 1971, a group of more than three hundred Pak-soldiers advanced from their Singair camp on boats to raid the camp of the freedom fighters at Golaidanga High School. Having intelligence of the campaign the freedom fighters left the camp to take position in three groups on the Nurani-Ganga Canal. The disappointed Pak army conducted heavy plundering and burning in the area; they also set on fire about 200 houses of four nearby villages. The Pak army while receding back towards their camp at Singair were attacked by the freedom fighters on the turn of the Nurani-Ganga Canal in which more than one hundred Pak soldiers including a Pak Major were killed. Another encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Boyra while the Pak army proceeding towards Singair from Manjkganj on boat with supplies came under the ambush of the freedom fighter on both sides of the Dhaleshwari. In this encounter 15 Pak soldiers were killed and so was one freedom fighter. A battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the receding Pak-soldiers on 15 December at village Gajinda of Singair upazila in which the freedom fighters Mohammad Aminur Rahman, Chhakkeluddin, Shariful Islam and Rahijuddin were killed.

Religious institutions Mosque 420, temple 35, tomb 10, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Imampara Jami Mosque, Upazila Parisad Jami Mosque, Irta Jami Mosque, Joy Mantap Jami Mosque, Bhum-dakshin Jami Mosque at Dhalla, Shaorail Mandir, Maniknagar Basudev Mandir, Saista Kali Mandir, Boyra Kali Mandir, Saista Hindu Sacred Place, tomb of Ghazi Mulk Ekramul Ibrahim Shah at Paril, tomb of Rajab Shah at Paril, tomb of Zahir Bayati at Kaliakair, tomb of Piyar Pagla at Boyra.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 34.71%; male 38.90%, female 30.41%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 22, primary school 93, madrasa 16. Noted educational institutions: Singair College (1970), Joy Mantap High School (1929), Jamirta SG Multilateral High School (1921), Singair Pilot High School (1940), Boyra Multilateral High School (1943), Nabagram Multilateral High School (1921), Charigram High School (1948), Shahrail High School (1964), Golaidanga High School (1967), Char Jamalpur Madrasa (1960).

Newspapers and periodicals Dishari, Aloklata, Sheuli, Durbachal, Dawal, Ghazikhali, Chhayapalli, Paril Bartabaha.

Cultural organisations Library 3, club 50, women organisation 1, theatre group 5, theatre stage 1, cinema hall 1.

Main sources of income Agriculture 56.84%, non-agricultural labourer 2.55%, industry 0.98%, commerce 14.15%, transport and communication 2.17%, service 8.39%, construction 0.96%, religious service 0.19%, rent and remittance 5.20% and others 8.57%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 52.75%, landless 47.25%; agricultural landowner: urban 45.62% and rural 53.17%.'

Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, potato, pulse, oil seed, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Nut, arahar, china, dabri, barley, kaun, pea, sesame, tobacco.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, guava.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 180, dairy 145, poultry 200, hatchery 5.

Communication facilities Pucca road 60 km, mud road 421 km; waterway 35 nautical miles.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Bidi factory, candle and agarbati factory, welding factory, brick field, packaging mill, book binding industry.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, brass and bell metal work, conch work, silk work, wood work, bamboo work, tailoring.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 31, fairs 12, most noted of which are Sirajpur Hat, Boyra Hat, Singair Hat, Charigram Hat, Jamsha Hat, Shaorail Bazar, Natun Bazar, Baldhara Bazar, Maniknagar Bazar, Joy Mantap Bazar, Bairagir Akhra Mela at Singair, Sadhu Ashrama Mela at Jamsha, Chaitra Sankranti and Baisakhi Mela at Shaorail, Siddhabari Mela at Shaorail, Paus Sankranti Mela at Baldhara and Joy Mantap and Pankui Bhitar Mela at Gazikhali.

Main exports Paddy, potato, pulse, oil seed, vegetables, sugarcane molasses, brass and bell metal products, cattle, poultry, milk, papaya, guava, brick.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 31.28% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 95.81%, tap 0.65%, pond 0.25% and others 3.29%.

Sanitation 49.87% (rural 48.27% and urban 76.47%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 44.66% (rural 46.20% and urban 19%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.47% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, mother and child welfare centre, satellite clinic 1, community clinic 11, family planning centre 10, clinic 1.

Natural disasters Many people of the upazila were victims of the famine of 1943.

Shivalaya Upazila Manikganj District

Shivalaya (Bengali: শিবালয়, Shibaloy, meaning "Home of Lord Shiva") is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka,Bangladesh.

Geography

Shivalaya is located at 23.8333°N 89.7917°E . It has 26334 households and total area 199.07 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shivalaya has a population of 143842. Males constitute 52.42% of the population, and females 47.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75930. Shivalaya has an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Shivalaya has 7 Unions/Wards, 205 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 236 villages.

Shivalaya Upazila (manikganj district) area 199.07 sq km, located in between 23°44' and 23°55' north latitudes and in between 89°42' and 89°56' east longitudes. It is bounded by daulatpur (Manikganj) and ghior upazilas on the north, harirampur and goalanda upazilas on the south, Ghior and Harirampur upazilas on the east, bera and Goalanda upazilas on the west.

Population Total 154239; male 79710, female 74529; Muslim 132577, Hindu 21542, Buddhist 103, Christian 13 and others 4.

Water bodies Main rivers: padma, jamuna, ichamati.

Administration Shivalaya Thana was formed in 1919 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Archaeological heritage and relics Ekdala Fort (Amdala), Katasgarh Fort, Dhakijora Fort, Daschira Buddhist Vihara and Stupa, Navaratna Math (Teota), Teota Zamindar Bari, Machain Mosque, tomb of Shah Rustam (Machain), Tepra Kali Mandir, Sreebari (Tepra), Neelkuthi at Teota.

History of the War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971 the Pak army attacked the camp of the freedom fighters located at Nayabari in November; the battle that followed continued for four hours resulting in the retreat of the Pak army.

Religious institutions Mosque 166, temple 90, church 1, tomb 5, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Machain Mosque, Upazila Parisad Mosque, Sivalaya Central Mosque, Teota Mosque, Intazganj Jami Mosque, Rupsa Mosque, Anulia Mosque, Boalipara Mosque, Jafarganj Mosque, Tepra Kali Mandir, Daschira Buddhist Vihara, Navaratna Math, tomb of Shah Rustam.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 40.95%; male 46.95%, female 34.53%. Noted educational institutions: Mohadebpur Degree College (1972), Shivalaya Government High School (1961), Uthali Pilot High School (1973), Teota Academy (1891), Barangail Gopal Krishna High School (1924), Nali Bagaria Krishnachandra High School (1915).

Cultural organisations Library 1, club 34, theatre group 5, theatre stage 1, cinema hall 1.

Main sources of income Agriculture 60.92%, non-agricultural labourer 3.14%, industry 3.14%, commerce 15.14%, transport and communication 3.82%, service 8.18%, construction 1.06%, religious service 0.18%, rent and remittance 0.46% and others 6.11%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 53.10%, landless 46.90%; agricultural landowner: urban 44.05% and rural 53.36%.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, potato, pulse, ground nut, sugarcane, oil seed, onion, garlic, chilli, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, china, barley, pea, gram, sesame, kaun, sweet potato.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, guava, coconut, palm, date.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 410, dairy 190, poultry 272, hatchery 6.

Communication facilities Pucca road 70 km, semi-pucca road 13 km, mud road 279 km; waterway 13.50 nautical miles. Aricha Ferry Ghat is located in this upazila.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Electric pole factory 1, candle and agarbati factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, potteries, brass and brass metal work, conch work, silk work, bidi factory, bamboo work, tailoring, wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 19, fairs 4, most noted of which are Barangail Hat, Mohadebpur Hat, Uthali Hat, Jafarganj Hat, Teota Hat, Shivalaya Bazar, Rajganj Bazar, Tepra Bazar, Nali Bazar, Rath Mela and Baruni Mela.

Main exports Electric pole, bidi, paddy, onion, chilli, pulse, palm, oil seed, vegetables, cattle, poultry, fish, bamboo, cane, date molasses, milk.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 24.67% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 94.78%, tap 0.87%, pond 0.64% and others 3.71%.

Sanitation 38.36% (rural 37.63% and urban 64.18%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 56.58% (rural 57.24% and urban 33.59%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.06% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Saturia Upazila Manikganj District

Geography

Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°E . It has 27174 households and total area 140.12 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Saturia has 9 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 215 villages.

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[2]

Saturia Upazila (manikganj district) area 140.12 sq km, located in between 23°51' and 24°03' north latitudes and in between 89°55' and 90°08' east longitudes. It is bounded by nagarpur and dhamrai upazilas on the north, manikganj sadar upazila on the south, Dhamrai upazila on the east, daulatpur(Manikganj) and ghior upazilas on the west.

Population Total 155137; male 78147, female 76990; Muslim 141852, Hindu 13269, Christian 8 and others 8.

Water bodies Main rivers: dhaleshwari, bangshi, Gazikhali.

Administration Saturia Thana was formed in 1919 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Archaeological heritage and relics Baliati Zamindar Bari, Dhankora Zamindar Bari, Ramakrishna Sebasrama (1910), Tomb of Kalu Shah.

History of the War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971 the Pak army in collaboration with their local agents conducted mass killing and plundering in the upazila.

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (beside Thana Pukur); mass killing site 1 (premises of Saturia High School).

Religious institutions Mosque 172, temple 41, tomb 2. Noted religious institutions: Saturia Central Jami Mosque, adjacent to Iswarchandra High School Mosque, Tomb of Kalu Shah, Gauranga Math (1332 BS), Ramakrishna Sebaashrama (1910).

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 36.90%; male 42.89%, female 30.87%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 15, primary school 77, madrasa 3. Noted educational institutions: Bhiku Memorial College (1966), Said Kalu Shah College (1998), Saturia Pilot High School (1958), Dhankora Girish Institute (1917), Baliati Iswarchandra High School (1919), Dhulla BM High School (1920), Saturia Ideal Pilot High School (1958), Dhankora Girish Chandra High School, Hargaz Nayapara Primary School (1875), Kaonnara Government Primary School (1909).

Cultural organisations Library 3, club 58, theatre group 1, theatre stage 1, cinema hall 2, playground 22.

Main sources of income Agriculture 59.45%, non-agricultural labourer 4.50%, industry 1.72%, commerce 12.86%, transport and communication 3.26%, service 7.48%, construction 1.58%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 1.38% and others 7.62%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 64.15%, landless 35.85%; agricultural landowner: urban 43.17% and rural 65.34%.'

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, mustard, sugarcane, potato.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Kaun, linseed, sesame, pea, barley.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, guava.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 5, dairy 112, poultry 168, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Pucca road 15 km, semi-pucca road 11 km, mud road 298 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, flour mill, saw mill, metal industry, ice factory, ice cream factory, biscuit factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, embroidery, wood work, bamboo work, cane work, nakshi pakha.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 4, most noted of which are Saturia Hat, Hargaz Hat, Daragram Hat, Baliati Bazar, Khanirtek Bazar, Dhankora Bazar, Gopalpur Bazar, Char Tilli Bazar, Dhulla Shiva Mela, Tilli Baishakhi Mela and Kalu Shah Mela.

Main exports Paddy, jute, potato, sugarcane molasses, egg, milk, chicken, metal pan, toys.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 30.18% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 94.52%, tap 0.77%, pond 0.15% and others 4.56%.

Sanitation 46.67% (rural 45.81% and urban 61.81%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 49.07% (rural 50.20% and urban 29.04%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 4.26% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 6, family planning centre 3.

Natural disasters Many people of Saturia, Hargaz, Tilli and Fukurhati unions were victims of the devastating tornado of 1989. Besides, it also caused heavy damages to settlements, livestock, crops and other properties of the upazila.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa, NBCL. [Md. Shahiduzzaman Raj]