Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj

Shibganj is an Upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.GeographyShibganj is located at. It has 67,009 households and total area 525.43 km².DemographicsAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shibganj has a population of 422347. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 203072. Shibganj has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.AdministrationShibganj Upazila is divided into Shibganj Municipality and 15 union parishads: Binodpur, Chakkirti, Chhatrajitpur, Daipukuria, Dhainagar, Durlovpur, Ghorapakhia, Kansat, Mobarakpur, Monakasha, Noyalavanga, Panka, Shahbajpur, Shyampur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 199 mauzas and 407 villages.Shibganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.Chairman: Doctor Professor Keramat AliWomen Vice Chairman: Mrs. Shayema BegumVice Chairman: Shahidul Haqu HaidariUpazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Irteza HassanPukhuria villageIn between Shibganj and Kansat lies a small village Pukhuria with natural pictures and mango trees. Pukhuria village is situated on the bank of river Ganges where river Ganges enters Bengal. This village had Muslim and Hindu populations.