Mujibnagar Upazila

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Mujibnagar
Bhoborpara( Ex- Baidyanathtala)
Upazila
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Mujibnagar in Khulna division (Bangladesh).svg
Coordinates: 23°39′N88°36′E / 23.650°N 88.600°E / 23.650; 88.600
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Khulna
District Meherpur
Area
 • Total112.68 km2 (43.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total99,143
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7102
Website mujibnagar.gov.bd

Mujibnagar is an upazila (subdistrict) of Meherpur District in Bangladesh.

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History

Mujibnagar was formerly a part of the Meherpur Sadar Upazila, before it was made a separate Upazila on 22 February 2000. The name Mujibnagar commemorates an event in the history of Bangladesh: It is the place where, on 17 April 1971, the first government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was sworn in, and the place was named Mujibnagar after the name of the Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [1]

Geography

Mujibnagar Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila in Meherpur District, on the north, Meherpur Sadar Upazila and Damurhuda Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south and the west. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 NA—    
1991 NA—    
2001 90—    
2011 99+10.0%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [2]
Religions in Mujibnagar upazila (2011) [2]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
93.77%
Christianity
 
5.24%
Hinduism
 
0.95%
Other or not stated
 
0.04%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mujibnagar upazila had 24,602 households and a population of 99,143. 18,550 (18.71%) were under 10 years of age. Mujibnagar had an average literacy rate of 50.50%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. 10,021 (10.11%) of the population lived in urban areas. [2] [3]

Administration

Meherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bagoan, Dariapur, Mahajanpur, and Monakhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 33 villages. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hossain, Md. Murad (2012). "Mujibnagar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Meherpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Meherpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.


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