Historical events During the last part of the eighteenth century many people of the upazila were involved in the fakir-sannyasi resistance. The ruins of a dilapidated house at a place called Rath bear the memories of this Fakir-Sannyasi resistance. In November 1971 an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army was held at village Alhadipur in which 9 Pak soldiers were killed.
Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (Khankhanapur); mass killing site 1 (Alipur); memorial monument 1 '(the sculpture Atandra Prohari).
Religious institutions Mosque 257, temple 132, church 1, tomb 15, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Gayebi Mosque, Ram Mandir.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.4%; male 45.1%, female 37.5%. Educational institutions: homeopath college 1, college 5, vocational training institute 1, secondary school 27, primary school 104, community school 3, madrasa 15. Noted educational institutions: Rajbari Government High School (1892), Yasin High School (1950), Raja Surjakumar Institute (1888), Government Girls' School (1961), Bazar Pathshala Government Primary School (1908).
Newspapers and periodicals Daily: Gatakal (1984); weekly: Anushandhan (1984), Rajbari Kantha (1990); defunct: Khathak (1893), Shikha (1930), Chandana (1972), Samgsar (19th century), Rajbari Patrika (19th century), Matrikantha, Anushandhan (1984), Rajbari Sangbad (1986), Saptahik Bani (1906), Sahaj Katha (1922), Saptahik Barta, Shahashi Samaya.
Cultural organisations Library 21, club 15, stadium 1, children's park 1, press club 1, theatre group 10, theatre stage 4, women organisation 4, literature and social welfare organisation 17, children's organisation 2, community centre 3, cinema hall 5, playground 14.
Main sources of income Agriculture 50.78%, non-agricultural labourer 3.66%, industry 1.15%, commerce 16.58%, transport and communication 5.79%, service 9.41%, construction 3.18%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.99% and others 8.3%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 33.49%, landless 66.51%.
Main crops Paddy, jute, sugarcane, sesame, ground nut, catechu.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Watermelon, karpas cotton.
Main fruits Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, litchi.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 2, dairy 68, poultry 244, hatchery 2, nursery 253.
Communication facilities Pucca road 70 km, semi-pucca road 44 km, mud road 883 km; railway 31 km; waterway 113 nautical miles.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, duli, horse carriage, bullock cart.
Noted manufactories Goalanda Textile Mills, Bio-Gas Production Centre, Bangladesh Oxygen Plant.
Cottage industries Weaving, silk industry.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 19, fairs 6, most noted of which are Khankhanapur Hat, Belgachhi Hat, Rajbari Hat, Banibaha Hat, Kholar Hat and annual fairs are organised on occasions of Durgapuja, Baishakhi and Dolmancha festivals.
Main exports Jute, sesame, catechu.
Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 19.89% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 96.82%, tap 0.69%, pond 0.24% and others 2.25%.
Sanitation 35.13% (rural 29.33% and urban 65.67%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 57.06% (rural 62.03% and urban 30.68%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 7.81% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 9, hospital 1, child welfare centre 1, homeopathic hospital 1, clinic 12, maternity welfare centre 1.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, BRDB. [Badrul Alam Tipu]
