Mohammadpur Upazila
Mohammadpur
মহম্মদপুর (মাগুরা) | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Mohammadpur Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.4050°N 89.6050°ECoordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.4050°N 89.6050°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Khulna Division |
District | Magura District |
Area | |
• Total | 234.29 km2 (90.46 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 160,340 |
• Density | 684/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Mohammadpur |
Mohammadpur (Bengali: মোহাম্মদপুর (মাগুরা)) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Mohammadpur is located at 23°24′15″N 89°36′15″E / 23.4042°N 89.6042°E. It has 28158 households and a total area of 234.29 km2. The River Naboganga flows through the Upazila. Mohammadpur stands near the bank of Modhumoti river. The Modhumoti river divided Mohammadpur from Dhaka division.
Demographics[]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur had a population of 160,340. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. The population aged 18 or over was 76,748. Mohammadpur had an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration[]
Mohammadpur Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Babukhali, Balidia, Binodepur, Digha, Mohammadpur, Nohata, Palashbaria, and Rajapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 131 mauzas and 188 villages.[3]
Points of interest[]
Raja Sitaram Ray was an autonomous king, a vassal to the Mughal Empire, who revolted against the empire and established a short-lived sovereign Hindu dominion in Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. 28 km from Magura Sadar, the house of Raja Sitaram Ray is located in Mohammadpur sub-district.
Notable residents[]
- Abdur Rasheed Biswas, Member of Parliament, lived in Khalia village.[4]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Md. Mohebbullah (2012), "Mohammadpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Magura" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ সাবেক এমপি আব্দুর রশীদ বিশ্বাস সাহেবের ২৭ তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী পালিত [Celebrated the 26th death anniversary of former MP Abdur Rashid Biswas]. Margura News (in Bengali). 12 December 2018.
- Upazilas of Magura District
- Magura District
- Khulna Division
- Khulna Division geography stubs