Mohadevpur মহাদেবপুর
Upazila
Skyline of Mohadevpur, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°55.1′N 88°44.9′E / 24.9183°N 88.7483°E / 24.9183; 88.7483
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Naogaon
Area
• Total	397.66 km2 (153.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	292,589
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6530
Website	Mohadevpur Website

Mohadevpur (Bengali: মহাদেবপুর) is an Upazila of Naogaon in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Map of Naogaon District

Mohadevpur is located at 24°56′00″N 88°44′30″E / 24.9333°N 88.7417°E / 24.9333; 88.7417. It has 76,089 households and total area 397.66 km² and it is bounded by Patnitala on the north, Manda and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the south, Badalgachhi and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the east and Niamatpur and Porsha upazilas on the west. Main river is Atrai.

Mahadevpur Upazila consists of 3,06 mouzas. The area of the town is 40.46 km².

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mahadevpur Upazila had 76,089 households and a population of 292,859. 54,194 (18.51%) were under 10 years of age. Mahadevpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. 15,626 (5.34%) lived in urban areas.^[1] Ethnic population was 15,389 (5.25%), of which Oraon were 4,939, Santal 2,158 and Barman 1,470.^[2]

Art and culture

Cultural organizations: Public libraries 1, rural clubs 15, theatre group 1, cinema halls 3, woman's associations 1, jatra party 1, women welfare associations 1 and playground 30.

Economy

Main occupations: Agriculture 52.24%, agricultural labourer 29.99%, commerce 7.26%, wage labourer 1.49%, service 2.2%, others 6.82%.

Land use: Agricultural land 30386 hectares; fallow land 375 hectares. Single crop 25%, double crop 41% and treble crop land 34%. Land under irrigation 83%.

Land control: Among the peasants 20% are rich, 24% medium, 30% marginal, 26% landless.

Value of land: Market value of land of first grade is Tk 6,000 per 0.01 hectare.

Tour organization: The only notable tour organization in the upazila is We are fearless.

A front view of Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar

• Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar

Zila Parishad Dak Banglow, Mohadevpur, Naogaon

• Zila Parishad Dak Banglow
• Mohadevpur Rajbari

Administration

Mahadevpur upazila, primarily established as a Thana in 1898, was turned into upazila on 15 December 1983.^[3]

Mahadevpur Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Bhimpur, Chandas, Cheragpur, Enayetpur, Hatur, Khajur, Mahadevpur, Roygon, Sofapur, and Uttargram. The union parishads are subdivided into 307 mauzas and 301 villages.^[1]

Literacy

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 27.4%; male 35.4% and female 19.8%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 39, government primary school 84, non-government high school 41, madrasa 21, qawmi madrasa 20.

Education

Major educational institutes include:

Health Department

Upazila Health & Family Planning Officer: Dr. Aktharuzzaman Alal

Other Doctors:

1. Dr. Anowarul Islam (Mithu), Eye Consultant 2. Dr. Suvasish Das (Sumon), Assistant Professor, BSMMU 3. Dr. Bibekanondo Ghosh (Opu) 4. Dr. Ranjon Chowdhury 5. Dr. Rakibul Hasan 6. Dr. Prottus Kumar Mondal 7. Dr. Debashis biswas

Mahadevpur Zamindari

Mahadevpur Zamindari was established during the time of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605-1627). Nayanchandra Rai Chowdhury was the founder of the zamindari. His early habitation was in Bardhaman, West Bengal. Nayanchandra Raichowdhury or his successor Bireshwar Raichowdhury believed to have received the Jagir of pargana Jahangirabad from emperor Jahangir as a reward for assisting the Mughals to invade Bangla. Later this jagir turned as an immense zamindari and it was renamed as Jahangirpur after the name of the emperor.

Bireshwar Raichowdhury was noted as a good administrator. For the welfare of the people, he constructed temples and excavated ponds in his zamindari vicinity. After the death of Bireshwar Raichowdhury, his estate was divided between his four sons and a cousin brother named Laxmikanta Raichowdhury. After the death of Laxmikanta, his son Brajanath Raichowdhury succeeded him. In his lifetime Brajanath divided his estate equally between his two sons, Durganath Raichowdhury and Govindanath Raichowdhury. Govindanath was an influential, kind-hearted and learned zamindar. After his death his son Shaymanath Raichowdhury succeeded him as the next zamindar of Mahadevpur.'

Shaymanath Raichowdhury was a philanthropist zamindar. He established a school and a hospital in Mahadevpur and contributed financial aid regularly for the maintenance of those institutions. He contributed a huge amount of money for establishing a printing press in Dinajpur city and during the famine of 1874, he donated more than 15000 taka for the relief committees of Bengal. Besides, Shaymanath bequeathed lands for the construction of roads, spent huge amount of money for establishing new schools and for arranging wedding ceremony of the poor Brahmins youths of Bengal.

Shaymanath Raichowdhury died at 24 in 1878. The successors of Mahadevpur were Khitishchandra Raichowdhury of Barataraf and Raibahadur Narayanchandra Raichowdhury of Chhotataraf. Narayanchandra Raichowdhury was noted as a scholar and a philanthropist zamindar. He established Mata Sharbamongoladevi High School at Mahadevpur in 1921. The zamindari was abolished under the East Bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950. Jahangirpur College was established in 1967 within the Mahadevpur palace, which happened to be now a government College.^[5]

Technology

In Mohadevpur upazila some Private & Govt. Organization give computer & Information Technology support.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References