Shibganj Upazila, Bogra

Shibganj Upazila has a total area of {{convert|314.92|sqkm}}. It is the northernmost upazila of Bogra District. It borders Rangpur Division to the north, Sonatala and Gabtali upazilas to the east, Bogra Sadar and Kahaloo upazilas to the south, Dupchanchia Upazila to the southwest, and Joypurhat District to the west. The Karatoya River flows south through the upazila.

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|1981 |283

|1991 |313

|2001 |352

|2011 |379

|2022|400}}

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shibganj Upazila had 99,242 households and a population of 378,700. 74,741 (19.74%) were under 10 years of age. Shibganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 21,643 (5.72%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bogra |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Bogra.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Bogra district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Comm_Bogra.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

File:Mahasthangarh, Bogra, September 2016 06.jpg

Mahasthangarh is the earliest urban archaeological site in Bangladesh. It's also the largest. The citadel covers more than {{convert|2|sqkm}}, and many more mounds are spread over the surrounding {{convert|100|sqkm}} on the west bank of the Karatoya River. Lonely Planet describes it as one of Bangladesh's two "most famous and impressive archaeological sites." A museum exhibits artifacts excavated at the site: sculptures, inscriptions, terracotta plaques depicting scenes from daily life, beads, coins, and ceramics shards.{{cite book |last=Alam |first=Shafiqul |year=2012 |chapter=Mahasthan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mahasthan |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}{{cite book |last=McCrohan |first=Daniel |year=2012 |title=Lonely Planet Bangladesh |page=89 |isbn=978-1-74179-458-8 |edition=Seventh}}

File:Gokul Medh, Bogra, September 2016 04.jpg

Shibganj Upazila is divided into Shibganj Municipality and 12 union parishads: Shibganj, Bihar, Roynagar, Buriganj, Majhihatta, Pirab, Atmul, Kichak, Maidanhata, Deuli, Mokamtala, and Saidpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 233 mauzas and 409 villages.

Shibganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.

{{See also|Education in Bangladesh}}

There are seven colleges in the upazila. They include Mohasthan Mahi Sawar Degree College, Mokamtala Women's Degree College, Pirob United Degree College, Chowdhury Adarsha Mahila College and Govt. M H College, founded in 1972.{{cite web |url=http://shibmhcbog.net/ |title=Shibganj Govt. M H College |author= |website=Shibganj M. H. Degree College |accessdate=July 17, 2014}}

The madrasa education system in the upazila includes five fazil madrasas.{{cite web |url=http://www.moedu.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=500&Itemid=400 |title=List of Institutions |author= |website=Ministry of Education |accessdate=July 15, 2014}}

• Prafulla Chaki, revolutionary and nationalist, was born in Bihar village under the upazila in 1888.{{cite book |last=Mozammel |first=Md. Muktadir Arif |year=2012 |chapter=Chaki, Prafulla |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chaki,_Prafulla |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
• Mahmudur Rahman Manna, politician, stood as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate for the Bogra-2 constituency in the general election of 2001. However, he lost the poll.{{cite news |title=A brief history of Manna's political journey |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/24331/A-brief-history-of-Manna/s-political-journey- |newspaper=Daily Sun |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2017}}
• M. R. Akhtar Mukul, author and journalist, migrated to Mahasthangarh after partition in 1947.{{cite news |date=June 27, 2004 |title=Bangladesh: Mr Akhtar Mukul passes away | url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=12395 | author= |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Dhaka |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307183228/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=12395 |archivedate=March 7, 2012 |accessdate=November 20, 2010}}

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{{Upazilas of Rajshahi Division}}

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