# Sirajganj District, Rajshahi Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/

District · Rajshahi Division 

# Sirajganj District

Sirajganj District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Rajshahi Division. It had an estimated **3,442,663 people** in 2022 on 2,512 km² (about 1,371 per km²). It is divided into 9 upazilas. 248 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 491 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,442,663people (2022)
- 2,512km²
- 9upazilas
- 491mapped services

## How many people live in Sirajganj District?

Sirajganj District had an estimated **3,442,663 people** in 2022 — 17.1% of Rajshahi Division, 11th of 64 districts. There are 1,050 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Rajshahi Division figure of 1,054). Spread over 2,512 km², that is about **1,371 people per km²**, 11th of 64 districts.

26.8% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 31 across Rajshahi Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 52 children and older people.

0–4 ****312,364**

5–9 ****319,977**

10–14 ****289,088**

15–19 ****266,318**

20–24 ****297,092**

25–29 ****286,467**

30–34 ****265,747**

35–39 ****250,996**

40–44 ****228,779**

45–49 ****205,804**

50–54 ****186,851**

55–59 ****152,459**

60–64 ****126,207**

65–69 ****98,153**

70–74 ****71,392**

75–79 ****44,583**

80+ ****40,386**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Sirajganj District?

Sirajganj District lies in [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 6 other districts: [Bogura District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/), [Jamalpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/jamalpur/), [Manikganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/manikganj/), [Natore District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/natore/), [Pabna District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/pabna/) and [Tangail District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/tangail/). By area it is the 25th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 13.8% of [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/). The centre of Sirajganj District is about 112 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 101 km from Rajshahi, the main town of Rajshahi Division. The centre point is at 24.3915° N, 89.6015° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Sirajganj District

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Sirajganj District: 2 monuments; 1 castle or fort.

- Rabindranath statue · castle or fort
- Shaheed Minar · monument
- Shahid Minar · monument

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Sirajganj District

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) · Rajshahi100 km
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) · Dhaka101 km

### Nearest railway station

Jamtoil (Kamarkhanda), about 6.9 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Dec (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:15).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Upazilas of Sirajganj District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Belkuchi Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/belkuchi/) 164 9 51 

[Chouhali Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/chouhali/) 253 11 6 

[Kamarkhanda Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/kamarkhanda/) 92 8 28 

[Kazipur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/kazipur/) 372 15 7 

[Rayganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/rayganj/) 265 25 69 

[Shahjadpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/shahjadpur/) 325 32 52 

[Sirajganj Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/sirajganj-sadar/) 325 82 155 

[Tarash Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/tarash/) 300 28 25 

[Ullapara Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/sirajganj/ullapara/) 414 39 98 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Sirajganj District

Open gazetteers list **248 villages, towns and localities** in Sirajganj District. The largest with a recorded population: Sirajganj (127,481) and Shāhzādpur (102,420). Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 23 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- Amlapara
- Baghabari
- Bahirgola
- Baira
- Bairābāri
- Bangala
- Bania Potti
- Bankirāt
- Baoitara
- Bara Pāngāsi
- Baradhul
- Barahar
- Bayra
- Belkuchi
- Beltail
- Bentia
- Berābājua
- Betil
- Betua
- Beyara
- Bhangabari
- Bharanga
- Bheka
- Bhetua
- Bhuiyangati
- Binsara
- Biralakuthi
- Biswaspāra
- Bohuli
- Bonbaria
- Borogola Potti
- Borokandi
- Bri Bangaon
- Bri Dāpānia
- Bri Dāsuria
- Brāhmangaon
- Bāg Dhunāil
- Bāgbāti
- Bāhuka
- Bāngāla
- Bāoikola
- Bāruhās
- Chak Haripur
- Chak Kālāmula
- Chak Pāngāsi
- Chaluāpāra
- Chandangānti
- Chandidas Ganti
- Char Ghughāt
- Char Kodālia
- Chauber
- Chauhāli
- Chhatiantoli
- Chhotapota
- Chhāngācha
- Chok Kobdaspara
- Choubila
- Chāndpur
- Chāndāikona
- Dakshin Barangāil
- Dattabari
- Deobhog
- Dhanbondi
- Dharmodāsgānti
- Dhitpurka
- Dhubil Kātārmahal
- Dhubli
- Dhukuria
- Dhāp
- Diar Dhangora
- Dighalkandi
- Dighi Soguna
- Digrir Char
- Dobīla
- Dokshia Gāndhāil
- Durganagar
- Ekdala
- Ekdala Punorbashon
- Ekdāla
- Foria Potti
- Fulbari
- Fulkocha
- Gala
- Garadaha
- Gharjan
- Ghosh Para
- Gobindapatal
- Godhibāri
- Goja
- Goshala Potti
- Goylapara
- Gunta
- Gurpipui
- Gārādāha
- Harīnāthpur
- Hatikumrul
- Hatshita
- Hossainpur
- Hut Boyra
- Hāt Pāngāsia
- Hātīkumrul
- Jagtala
- Jalalpur
- Jangal Khāmār
- Janpur
- Jhaoil
- Jhurjhuri
- Jublee Bagan
- Jālsuka
- Jāmtail
- Jāmtaildās
- Kabihār
- Kacharipara
- Kaijuri
- Kalia Horipur
- Kandapara
- Katenga
- Kayempur
- Kazipur
- Khalifa Potti
- Khidir
- Khoksābāri
- Khudro Katenga
- Khukni
- Khāmār Baradhul
- Kobdaspara
- Kodda
- Kolgoyla
- Konaganti
- Koālgānti
- Krishna Gobindapur
- Krishnadia
- Kālia Haripur
- Kāmārkhanda
- Kāthālbāria
- Kātābāri
- Lochna
- Lāngalmura
- Madhainagar
- Magura Binod
- Mahmudpur
- Maijhāri
- Makorsan
- Malshapara
- Maqimpur
- Marowari Potti
- Masumpur
- Mechhra
- Meghāi
- Metuāni
- Mirkutia
- Mirpur
- Mohanpur
- Mohes kanga
- Moktarpara
- Mulbāria
- Māgura Mukunda
- Mājhira
- Nalka
- Nalkāsengānti
- Nalsonda
- Narina
- Narnia
- Niamatpur
- Nimgachi
- Nimgāchhi
- Nischintapur
- Nundaha
- Nāgarpāra
- Nāokair
- Nāra Teghari
- Omarpur
- Pang Rauhāli
- Patila Potti
- Pirajerpāra
- Porjana
- Potajia
- Potirampur
- Potājia
- Pratāb
- Purba Mohanpur
- Purba Ātgharia
- Purnimaganti
- Purnimāgānti
- Pānch Digal
- Pānch Thākuri
- Pārkol
- Pātdhāri
- Qismat Jāmirta
- Raghunathpur
- Rahmatganj
- Raiganj
- Rail Gate
- Ramgati
- Ramkrishnapur
- Rasikpur
- Rayganj
- Raypur
- Rupabati
- Ruāpāra
- Rāghabbāria
- Rājnāthpur
- Sadānandapur
- Saidgānti
- Saidābād
- Salanga
- Salap
- Sengānti
- Shahajadpur
- Shialkol
- Shilonda
- Shāhzādpur
- Simla
- Singair Beel
- Singhagānti
- Sirajganj
- Siālkol
- Sodanandopur
- Solonga
- Sonatani
- Sonāmukhi
- Sonātani Char
- Soya Gobinda
- Soyadhangora
- Soydabad
- Sthal
- Sthal Naohāta
- Suja
- Syāmerghana
- Sālap
- Sāntan
- Tarash
- Telkupi
- Tentulia
- Tārās
- Udhunia
- Ukilpara
- Ullapara
- Ullāpāra
- Uttar Bāghābāri
- Uttar Farīdpur
- Uttar Syāmpur
- Uttor Soyadhangora
- Ābudia
- Āmdānga
- Āngārpāra
- বিনসাড়া
- সান্দ্রা

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Sirajganj District

Named natural and historic features inside Sirajganj District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Barāl River
- Besāni Gumāni Nadi
- Bhādāi Nadi
- Bāniājān
- Gohāla River
- Ichamati River
- Kakiān River
- Karatoya River
- Sāpdāir

### Getting around

6 railway stations.

- Lahiri Mohanpur Railroad Station
- Salap Railroad Station
- Sirajganj Raipur Railroad Station
- Sirājganj Bahirgola
- Sirājganj Ghāt
- Ullāpāra Railroad Station

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Sirajganj District and the best time to visit

In Sirajganj District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,699 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (326 mm) and the driest Dec (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 9 

Feb 21 14 

Mar 27 33 

Apr 30 112 

May 31 207 

Jun 30 288 

Jul 29 326 

Aug 29 270 

Sep 28 253 

Oct 26 166 

Nov 22 12 

Dec 18 8 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sirajganj District

Places mapped inside Sirajganj District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals60
- Banks36
- Petrol pumps30
- Hotels12
- Shopping malls13
- Schools159
- Colleges and universities75
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies22
- Restaurants71
- Police stations5
- Dental clinics6

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Sirajganj District?In Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Sirajganj District?3,442,663 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sirajganj District?About 29 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sirajganj District?About 1,371 people per km²
- What borders Sirajganj District?Bogura District, Jamalpur District, Manikganj District, Natore District, Pabna District and Tangail District
- What is there to see in Sirajganj District?Rabindranath statue, Shaheed Minar, Shahid Minar
- What time zone is Sirajganj District in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Sirajganj District?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Sirajganj District?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sirajganj District?248 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sirajganj District?Settlements lie between 2 m and 23 m
- What is the best time to visit Sirajganj District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Sirajganj District?60 mapped
- How many banks are in Sirajganj District?36 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sirajganj District?30 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sirajganj District?BD5088 (OCHA common operational dataset)