location:Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Kirtinasha, Palong, Jayanti and Dharmaganj.[1]
Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 Municipality, 102 Mahalla, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza, 1235 Village, 213677 household.According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 households (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.[2]
UpazilasSix upazilas (sub-district) under this district are:
1.Bhedarganj Upazila
2.Damudya Upazila
3.Gosairhat Upazila
4.Shakhipur Upazila
5.Naria Upazila
6.Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
7.Zanjira Upazila
History:Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984. Earlier it was known as Palong thana under Madaripur sub-division which was converted to Shariatpur Sub-division and latterly as district with 6 upgraded thanas.
Economy:Economy of Shariatpur district is mainly agriculture based. Total land 251,849-acre (1,019 km2), cultivable land 151,902-acre (615 km2), fallow land 6,857-acre (28 km2), irrigated 40,894-acre (165 km2).
Educational Institution:There are 396 government primary schools, 137 non-government primary schools, 61 community primary schools, 113 satellite primary schools, 40 NGO operated primary schools, 22 ebtaidaye madrasah, 2 government high school, 90 non-government high schools, 58 dakhil madrasah, 3 government colleges, 13 registered colleges and 15 senior madrasah.
Noted institutions are:
1.Shariatpur Polytechnic Institute, Burirhat, Shariatpur.
2.Burirhat High School, Burirhat, Shariatpur
3.Palong Tulashar High School, Shariatpur Sadar
4.Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
5.Char Atra Azizia High School, Char Atra, Naria, Shariatpur
6.Bijhari Upashi Tara Prasanna High School, Upashi, Est: 1898
7.Bhojeshwar Girls High School, Bhojeshwar, Naria, Est: 1977
8.Charkumaria Islamia Alim Madrasah,Bhedargonj,Est: 1930
9.Darus Sahaba Dakhil Madrasah,Sakhipur.Est: 2002
10.Darul Fayez Islamia Dakhil Madrasah.Est: 2002
11.Char Chanda High School,Bhedargonj.
12.Panditsar High school, Panditsar, Naria.Est: 1899
13.Idilpur Pilot High School, Gosairhat
14.Damudya Pilot High School, Damudya
15.Mohsenia Kamil Madrasa, Gosairhat
16.Shariatpur Government College
17.Purbo Madaripur College, Damudya
18.Dr. Moslem Uddin Khan Degree College
19.Gongaproshad Government Primary School
20.Zanjira Mohar Ali Pilot High School
21.B.K.Nagar public High School
22.Bhojeshwar Upashi College
23.Abu Taleb Master High School,Shariatpur
24.Panchapalli Guru Ram High School, Panchapalli
25.Mohishar Digambari High School, Mohishar
26.Bhedargonj Pilot High School, Bhedargonj.
27.M.A Raza College. Bhedargonj.
28.Narayonpur High School, Bhedargonj.
29.Ghoddya Fazil Madrasah, Bhedargonj.
30.Shaheed Smriti High School, Dinarahat
31.Char Phylij Joinab High School, Char Phylij Bazar, Sakhipur.
32.Barakalinogor Senior Madrasa
33.Sakhipur Islamia High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
34.Sakhipur Solaimania Islamia Dakhil Madrasha,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.Est:1929
35.Hazi Shariatullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
36.Habib Ullah College,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
37.Shahid Siraj Shikdar College, D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
38.Shahid Dr. Humaiun Kabir High School, Charvaga,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
39.Abbas AliHigh School, Trabunia,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
40.Dakkhin Sakhipur High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
41.Hazi Bari Girls High School,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
42.Abdul Gani Junior School, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
43.Charbhoyra High Scool,D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
44.Tarabuni High School,Balar hat,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
45.Charkumaria High School,Charkumaria, Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
46.Char Chanda High School,D.M. Khali,Sakhipur, Bhedarganj.
Places of interest:
1. Burir Hat Masjid.
2. Burir Hat Aziz Manzil.
3. DC Banglow.
4. Fatehjongpur Fort.
5. Haturia Zamindar bari.
6. Kartikpur Zamindar bari.
7. Kedarbari.
8. Mahishar dighi.
9. Moth (mandir) at Rudrakar.
10. Rathindra Kanto Ghatak Chowdhury's House, South Baluchara, Shariatpur.
11. Sureswar Darbar Sharif
12. M.A. Raza collage.
13. Bhedargonj upzala chottor.
14. Padam River's Char,Char Atra
15. Circuit House.
16. Pachani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
17. Agaroani Paler Bari, Bhojeshwar
18. KodalPur Darbar Sharif,Aziz Monzil, Kodalpur,Goshairhat
Members of Parliament:
Shariatpur-1: B M Muzammel Haque (2008), K. M. Hemayet Ullah Aworanga (2001, 1991), Master Mujibur Rahamn 1996 Sarder A.K.M. Nasiruddin Kalu (1988).
Shariatpur-2: Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali (2008, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1979).< AFM Nurul Haq Hawlader (1973).[3]
Shariatpur-3: Ibrahi Khalil (Noab Bala), Abidur Reza Khan,[Abdur Razzaq]] (2008, 2001, 1996,1991), Md. Shafiqur Rahman Kiron (1996).[4]
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