Meherpur Sadar
মেহেরপুর সদর
Upazila
Park in Meherpur city
Park in Meherpur city
Location of Meherpur Sadar
Coordinates: 23°46.5′N 88°38.5′E / 23.7750°N 88.6417°E / 23.7750; 88.6417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictMeherpur
Area
 • Total261.42 km2 (100.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total256,642
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Meherpur Sadar

Meherpur Sadar (Bengali: মেহেরপুর সদর) is an upazila of Meherpur District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Meherpur is the smallest district of Bangladesh in the South-western part within the Khulna Division. Before the partition in 1947, Meherpur was a part of the Nadia district of undivided India. Before 1984, it was a subdivision of Kushtia district. Meherpur consists of 1 municipality, 9 wards and 72 mahallas, 3 upazilas, 18 union parishads, 277 villages, 190 mouzas. The upazilas are Meherpur Sadar, Gangni and Mujibnagar.

History

Bangladesh's Proclamation of Independence was solemnly made at the village Baidyanathtola (now Mujibnagar), on 17 April 1971 of this district. The first provisional government of Bangladesh began here under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed. After that day on 18 April 1971, the Pakistani army killed 8 people at village of Amjhupi.

Geography

Meherpur Sadar is located at 23°46′30″N 88°38′30″E / 23.7750°N 88.6417°E / 23.7750; 88.6417. It has 64,130 households and total area 261.42 km2.

Meherpur Sadar Upazila is bounded by Gangni Upazila and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the north, Gangni Upazila and Alamdanga Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, Damurhuda Upazila and Mujibnagar Upazila in Chuadanga District, on the south and Tehatta I CD Block in Nadia district, on the west.[2][3]

Main rivers

The main rivers are Bhairab, Mathabhaga and Kazli.

Demographics

Religions in Meherpur Sadar upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.32%
Hinduism
 
 1.64%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Meherpur Sadar upazila had 64,130 households and a population of 256,642. 46,807 (18.24%) were under 10 years of age. Meherpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 49.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 43,133 (16.81%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4][5]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Meherpur Sadar had a population of 262,779, of whom 140,387 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.2% of the population, and females 48.8%. Meherpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 24.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4%.[6]

Administration

Meherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Meherpur Municipality and five union parishads: Amdah, Amjhupi, Buripota, Kutubpur, and Pirojpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 104 villages.[4]

Meherpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 72 mahallas.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gazi Rahman (2012), "Meherpur Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Meherpur Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Meherpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ↑ "Community Tables: Meherpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
  6. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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