Madarganj মাদারগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
)  Madarganj Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°53.5′N 89°45′E / 24.8917°N 89.750°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Jamalpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.38 km2 (87.02 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 201,995 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Madarganj (Bengali: মাদারগঞ্জ) is an Upazila in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]
Demographics
It has 41,058 household units. The Upazila has a population of approximately 357,000. Before the British Colonial period, most of the population was Hindu. In the early seventeenth century, Islam reached this area and many people converted. This continued for the next one and a half centuries. Until the partition of the subcontinent, people from both religions lived tougher in harmony. In time, the majority of people in this area became Islamic. When the Liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan started, Hindus started migrating to Indian territory for safety. Before the war, Muslims were the largest ratio in concern of religious statistics. Thereafter few people (not more than 2–3%) from different religions live in this sub district – mostly Hindu.
Administration
Madarganj Upazila is divided into Madarganj Municipality and seven union parishads: Adarvita, Balijuri, Char Pakerdah, Gunaritala, Jorekhali, Karaichara, and Sidhuli. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 119 villages.[2]
Every five years, the Upazila and Union Parisad elect representatives (commissionaire) and chairman for Municipality and 7 union Councils.
Education
The area hosts 40 colleges and 89 primary schools, one government college, one girls' college, one government girls' school, three non-government girls' schools, and three boys' high schools.
The main educational institutions are Jharkata High School established in 1907, Balijuri F M High school, established 1910.
Polisha High School is one of the renowned High School. It was established in 1963.
Shamgonj Kalibari High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1947.
Balijuri Rowsan Ara govt. Girls School was established in 1960. Its first headmaster was Altaf Ali Khan.(BA.B.ed).
Madarganj A.H.Z Government College was established in 1969.
Madarganj A.M Pilot High School is a good result high School. It was established in 1967.
Among non-government high schools, Gunaritala High School is one of the oldest and recognized. It was established in 1947.
Mohish Bathan R M High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1946.
Lalduba High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1998.
Patadaha koyra high school is a good high school.
Sixty percent of the population is literate.
See also
References
- ^ Sayed Md Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Madarganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.