Mohammadpur মহম্মদপুর (মাগুরা) | |
|---|---|
)  Mohammadpur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.4050°N 89.6050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| 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
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.