Manikganj

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Manikganj
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Manikganj
Coordinates: 23°51′N90°01′E / 23.850°N 90.017°E / 23.850; 90.017
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Division Dhaka
District Manikganj
Upazila Manikganj Sadar
Named after Maharaja Manik Ram Basu [1]
Sufi saint Manik Sha
Government
  Type Mayor–Council
  BodyManikganj Municipal Corporation
Area
  Total
2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
  Total
71,698
  Density31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Dialing Code +880

Manikganj is a town situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Manikganj District and Manikganj Sadar Upazila. Manikganj is a relatively pollution-free town of Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining Dhaka and Singair Upazila has given it a good roadview and better communication. The river Padma flows beside this district and supported the flora and fauna. It connects the north-western and south-western region of Bangladesh by Paturia and Aricha ghat. It is well known for its molasses from Jhitka. Baliati Zamindari palace is a major tourist attraction. [2]

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History

Manikganj was the home to the Baliati Zamindari and Zamindar family of Raja Manik Ram Basu. Manikganj is belived to have been named after Raja Manik Ram Basu. [1] Raja Manik Ram Basu was the monarch of the Hatkhola royal family, in North Calcutta. His granddaughter Princess Kalishakamini Dasi was married to Peary Charan Sarkar. [3] [4] [5]

List of rulers of Manikganj

Expanded royal Zamindari lineage of royal Basu family
Monarch nameReign periodConsort nameRegion
Maharaja Ishwar Ram Basu [6] c.1745c.1765 Rani Soudamini DeviManikganj,

Dhaka

Maharaja Darpanarayan Basu [7] c.1765c.1770 Rani Priyamvada DeviManikganj,

Barisal

Maharaja Manik Ram Basu [8] [9] c.1770c.1785 Rani Indumati DeviManikganj,

Hatkhola

Jessore

Maharaja Ram Hari Basu [10] c.1785c.1789 Rani Satyavati DeviManikganj

Hatkhola

Maharaja Shib Narayan Basu [9] c.1789c.1797 Rani Kamalini DeviManikganj

Hatkhola

Demographics

Religions in Manikganj (2011) [11]
ReligionPercent
Islam
85.50%
Hinduism
14.43%
Other or not stated
0.07%

At the time of the 2011 census, Manikganj Paurashava had 16,459 households and a population of 71,698. 13,017 (18.16%) were under 10 years of age. Manikganj had a literacy rate of 69.10% and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mitra, Radharaman (1952). Kolikata - Darpan Parba 1. p. 275.
  2. "Manikganj Village 's civic body" . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. BeeZone (2019-07-03). Sailendra Sircar Centenary. pp. 18, 24.
  4. Dutt, Haradhan (1978). Sekālora śikshāguru (in Bengali). Tuli-Kalama. pp. 58–60.
  5. Sircar, Mahendranath (1914). Life of Peary Churn Sircar, a Recast. University of Michigan. pp. 19, 25.
  6. Bose, Ramesh (1847). The Legacy of Maharaja Ishwar Ram Basu: A Historical Analysis. Calcutta: Eastern Heritage Press.
  7. Chatterjee, Sourav (1853). "Darpanarayan Basu and the Bengal Aristocracy: Political and Social Influence". Dhaka Historical Review. 7 (2): 115–132.
  8. Dutt, Haradhan (1978). Sekālora śikshāguru (in Bengali). Tuli-Kalama.
  9. 1 2 Sircar, Mahendranath (1914). Life of Peary Churn Sircar, a Recast.
  10. Mitra, Rādhāramaṇa (1980). Kalikātā-darpaṇa (in Bengali). Subarṇarekhā. ISBN   978-81-86263-48-8.
  11. 1 2 "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-24.