Sapahar Upazila
Sapahar () is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography. Sapahar is located at 25.1250°N 88.5819°E. It has 19,770 house holds and total area 244.49 km. Sapahar Upazila is bounded by Tapan CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the north, Patnitala Upazila on the east, Porsha Upazila on the south, and Bamangola CD Block, in Malda district, West Bengal, on the west. Main river is "Punarbhaba" at Patari village and Jabai Beel is notable. Town profile. Sapahar Sadar Town covers an area of 8.3 km2 (3.2  sq mi). The town area consists of ward no. 1, 2, 4 and partially 3. According to the census of 2011, It has a population of 12696. About 2924 households are situated here. Previously this place was known as a hat. In 1979, a police station was set up here. Later in 1985 it was turned into a upazila. This town is very famous for its huge improvement in education sector. Many educational institutions can be found here, including one government college and one government girls' high school. It has 9 kindergartens, 5 high schools, 4 madrashas, 3 colleges and  2 Technical institutions. Besides there are many IT institutions, clubs and recreation centers. It is also a very popular destination for shopping and other business. Many large markets and business centers are installed here. Several banking systems are also available here. All kinds of modern facilities are provided here so its population is increasing day by day. Demographics. According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Sapahar had a population of 161,792. Males constituted 50.25% of the population and females 49.75%. Muslims formed 93.26% of the population, Hindus 4.87%, Christians 0.46% and others 1.42%. Sapahar had a literacy rate of 42.19% for the  population 7 years and above. Most of the population speak in Bengali. Bengali people formed 98.13% of the population. Other 1.87 of the population speak in some tribal language; such as Santali, Sadri, Munda, Mahali etc. Economy. Most of the people of the Sapahar Upazila depends on the agriculture. Agriculture plays a great role on the people of sapahar upazila. Land use: Total cultivable land 25162 hectares, fallow land 100 hectares; single crop 62%, double crop 29% and treble crop land 9 Main crops are Mango, paddy, wheat, fish and vegetables. Sapahar is widely known for Mango production and mango  export. Administration. Sapahar Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Aihai, Goala, Pathari, Sapahar, Shiranti, and Tilna. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 232 villages. Education. Government College 1, Non-government College 5, Government High School 1, Non-government High School 30, Government Primary School 53, Non-government Primary School 49, Community School 6, Satellite School 12, Madrasah 46, Computer Training Center 3. The names of popular educational institutes of Sapahar include: