Mirsharai Municipality

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Mirsharai Municipality
মীরসরাই পৌরসভা
Municipality
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Mirsharai Municipality
Location of the Mirsharai Municipality within Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°45′N91°32′E / 22.750°N 91.533°E / 22.750; 91.533
Country Bangladesh
Division Chittagong
District Chittagong
Established8 November 2000 [1]
Word9
Government
 • MayorVacant
Area
 • Total
10.50 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
 • Total
21,611 [1]
Time zone UTC+6:00
Postal code
4320 [3]

Mirsharai Municipality is a Class A [1] [4] municipality in the Mirsharai Upazila of Chittagong District in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. [5] [6]

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History

Mirsharai Municipality was inaugurated on 8 November 2000. [1] [6] [4] According to the government gazette notification (S.R.O No-358/Act-2000, dated 10 December 2000), the municipality was officially declared, and its activities commenced on 12 April 2001. [1] [6] [4] It is a "A" class municipality. [4] The municipality was formed with six mouzas: Machimpur, Raghabpur, Madhyam Maghadia, Kismat Jafarabad, Purba Maghadia and Govania. [6]

Geography

The area of Mirsharai municipality is 10.50 square kilometers. [1] [6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Mirsharai Municipality is 16,218. Of these, 7,695 are males and 8,523 are females. There are a total of 3,507 families. [2]

According to the 2022 census, the current population of Mirsarai Municipality is 21,611. [1]

Administrative area

Mirsharai Municipality is located in the middle part of Mirsharai Upazila, about 60 kilometres away from the Chittagong District headquarters. [6] It is bounded on the north by Mithanala Union, Maghadia Union and Mirsharai Union; on the east by Maghadia Union, Mirsharai Union and Khaiyachhara Union; on the south by Khaiyachhara Union and Mayani Union; and on the west by Saherkhali Union, Ichhakhali Union, Mithanala Union and Maghadia Union.

Mirsharai Municipality is part of Chittagong-1 (Constituency 278) of the Jatiya Sangsad. The municipal administration falls under Mirsharai Thana. The municipality consists of 9 wards and 27 villages or mahallas. [5] [7]

The villages/mahallas under each ward are as follows: [7]
Ward No.Villages/Mahallas
1Madhyam Talbaria (partial)
2Madhyam Talbaria (partial), Dakkhin Talbaria (partial), Purba Mirsharai (partial)
3Dakkhin Talbaria (partial), Purba Mirsharai (partial), Noapara, Purba Govania (partial)
4Purba Mirsharai (partial), Purba Govania (partial), Ambaria (partial)
5Pashchim Mirsharai, 2 No. Tarakatia (partial), Govania (partial)
6Govania (partial), Madhyam Maghadia (partial), 2 No. Tarakatia (partial)
7Madhyam Maghadia (partial), 2 No. Tarakatia (partial), Tarakatia (partial), Govania (partial)
8Nazir Para, Tarakatia (partial), Poddar Taluk (partial)
9Madhyam Maghadia (partial), Poddar Taluk (partial)

Government

Mayors

List of Municipal Administrators and Mayors:
YearsMayorPolitical Party
2001–2001Azharul Haque Chowdhury [6] Independent
2001–2002Mohammad Abdul Hai [6] Independent
2002–2010Abul Faruk Mia [8] BNP
2011–2015Md Shahjahan [8] Awami League
2015 – 2024Gias Uddin [9] Awami League

Education

According to the Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mirsharai Municipality is 58.3%. [2]

Educational institutions in Mirsharai Municipality [6]
Type of InstitutionNumber
College1
Kamil Madrasa1
Secondary School2
Model School and College1
Nurani Madrasa3
Government Primary School3
Municipal Primary School1
Maktab/Forkania Madrasa20
Kindergarten1

Health

Health facilities in Mirsharai Municipality [6]
Type of FacilityNumber
Health Complex1
Family Planning Clinic1
Private Hospital2
Diagnostic Center2
Community Clinic1

Transportation

The main road of communication in Mirsarai Municipality is the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. In addition, there are 35 kilometers of paved roads and 10 kilometers of semi-paved roads within the municipality. [6]

Economy

Mirsharai Municipality has 3 industrial factories and 5 small-scale cottage industries. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "মিরসরাই পৌরসভাকে প্রথম শ্রেণীর পৌরসভায় উন্নিত" [Mirsharai Municipality upgraded to first class municipality]. ww.pkagoj.com (in Bengali). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Population & Housing Census-2011 (PDF). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). 2015. p. 125. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "প্রথম শ্রেণির পৌরসভায় উন্নীত হলো মীরসরাই" [Mirsharai upgraded to class A municipality]. www.banglatribune.com (in Bengali). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Mirsharai Upazila". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "এক নজরে পৌরসভা" [Municipality at a glance]. mirsharai.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 "ওয়ার্ড সমূহ" [wards]. mirsharai.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Votes likely to be cast for parties, not individuals in Mirsarai". The Daily Star. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "AL Candidate Ruhel declares election manifesto for Mirsharai". The Daily Observer. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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