Rajbari District, Raja Surajoprashed Sen was ruler

Rajbari district is in the Dhaka division of central Bangladesh. Renowned Raja Surajoprashed Sen was ruler in here. Name of this district was set from the named of him. Basically, he was established Rajbari district. Before it was a part of Faridpur district. The next time, it was separated from Faridpur and then it was established as a district. It was established on 1st March 1984. It has an area of 1118.8 sq km. Pabna district on the north, Faridpur and Magura district on the south, Manikganj district on the east, Kushtia and Jhenaidah district on the west. The Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and Christians are lived in here. Besides, other ethnic nations are also lived. But Mir Mosharraf Hossain lived at Podamdi near village of Kurshi in Baliakandi upzila under Rajbari district. He was a famous writer of Bangladesh.
Few local daily and weekly newspapers are published in Rajbari they are Daily Matrikantha, Daily Jonotar Adalot, Weekly Shahoshi Shomoy, Weekly Rajbari Songbad, Weekly Rajbari Kantha, Weekly Onushandhan and Weekly Rajbari Khobor.

Different kinds of occupations in this district

Commerce, job, transport, fishing, agriculture, agricultural laborer, wage laborer, service, hawker, fishing and others are main occupations of this district. Agriculture is main occupation. Main crops are paddy, jute, sugarcane, turmeric, ground nut, oil seeds, pulses etc. Mango, guava, custard apple, tamarind, grapefruit, jackfruit, papaya, pineapple, banana, litchi, date and palm are main cultivated fruits in this district. Among them of main exports are paddy and jute. Some rivers are flowed through of this district as Padma, Jalang, Kumar, Garai, Madhumati, Harai and Chandana.

Tourist spots in this district

This district is place of natural beauty. Mir Mosharraf Hossain memorial centre, Jod Bangla mondir and Shah Paloaner Mazar are tourist spots in this district. Additionally, Podamdi and Kurshi are also a remarkable place for Nawabs. Kallyan Dighi is very beautiful place. For this, every moment tourists are come to look at.
Bangladesh government and district’s authority are very sincere to develop of this district. Information and technology are very ahead in Rajbari district.

Upazilas of Rajbari district: Baliakandi upazila, Goalandaghat upazila, Pangsha upazila, Rajbari sadar upazila and Kalukhali upazila.

Government district portal: rajbari.gov.bd

Online newspaper: rajbariinfo.

Post Code Numbers: Baliakandi- 7730, Nalia- 7731, Pangsha- 7720, Ramkol- 7721, Ratandia- 7722, Mrigibazar- 7723, Rajbari Sadar- 7700, Goalanda- 7710, Khankhanapur- 7711.

Basic Information Of Baliakandi Upazila In Rajbari District

Baliakandi (Bengali: বালিয়াকান্দি) is an Upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka,
 Bangladesh. Baliakandi is located at 23.6352457°N 89.5495388°E . It has 28668 households and total area 242.53 km². Baliakandi has 7 Unions, 150 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 257 villages.

Descriptive Information Of Rajbari District

Rajbari district is located in the central region of Bangladesh. There was no doubt; Rajbari was named after a Royal Palace. But it is not clear when the king and after which Rajbari was named after. Some historians think that the region was named after the royal palace of King Surjakumar Sen (1885). Almost all the region of the district was made by sediment of mighty Padma River. Historical Records of the time of permanent settlement (1793) show that the whole area was under the jessore district. The area was included in Faridpur district when it was established in 1811. When Goalanda subdivision was formed in 1871, Pangsha and Rajbari were included with it and headquarter was established at Rajbari. In 1883 Rajbari was upgraded to a sub district and upgraded into a municipality in 1923. After the liberation of Bangladesh, 01 March 1984 Rajbari was again upgraded into a district. The Geo position of the district is between 23˚35’ to 23˚55’ North Latitudes and between 89˚09’ to 89˚55’ east Longitude.

Bordered By: Rajbari District is bordered by Pabna district to the north,Magura and Faridpur districts to the south, Manikganj district to the east,Kushtia and Jhenaidah districts to the west.

Administration: The area of Rajbari district is 1092.28 Sq Km. It is under Dhaka Division. There are 03 Municipalities in Rajbari named Rajbari, Goalonda and Pangsha. The number of Upazilla (sub district) in Rajbari district is 05, named- Rajbari, Goalonda, Pangsha, Baliakandi and Kalokhali containing 42 Unions, 720 Mauzas and 967 Villages. 

Population: The total population of Rajbari district is 10,49,778 (Male- 5,19,999 and Female- 5,29,779). Sex ratio is 98:100, Population Density 961/Sq Km and annual growth rate is 0.97%.

Literacy: The Literacy Rate of Rajbari district is 52.30% (Male- 54.00% and Female- 50.60%), School attendance rate is 57.10% for 5 to 24 years age group.

Other Important Data: The postal code of Rajbari district is 7700 and NWD Code is 0641. Total Parliament seat in Rajbari is 02. During the liberation war, Rajbari was under Sector Number 08. Urbanization rate of the district is 12.96%, and average rainfall is 2105 mm. Average Moisture is 75%.

Rivers: Padma, Chandna, Chitra, Horai, Gorai, Madhumoti, Kumar etc. 

Agro Products: Paddy, Jute, Wheat, Onion, garlic, Yam, Turmeric, Ground- Nut, Pulses, Oil seeds, Mango, Jack fruit, Black- Berry, Coconut, Palm, Litchi etc.

Postal Zip Codes For Rajbari District

Thana/Upazila within Rajbari District are: Baliakandi, Pangsha. The following table contains post codes of various sub post office in Rajbari district.

Rajbari District Information

Rajbari (Bengali: রাজবাড়ি জেলা, Rajbari Jela also Rajbari Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It was named by the renowned ruler Raja Surjo Kumar Guha Roy. He established his palace or rajbari in this district

Location of Rajbari District in Bangladesh