Madaripur Sadar ( bn, মাদারিপুর সদর) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Madaripur District Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakerganj ...

in the Division of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

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Geography

Madaripur Sadar is located at . It has 74451 households and total area 283.14 km². It is bounded by

Shibchar Shibchar ( bn, শিবচর) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Shibchar is located at . It has 58085 households and total area 321.88 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sh ...

and Zanjira Upazilas on the north,

Kalkini Kalkini ( bn, কালকিনি) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. History Kalkini Police Station was established in 1909 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February 1984. Kalkini Municipality was ...

and

Kotalipara Upazila Kotalipara ( bn, কোটালীপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Kotalipara is located at . It has 37,603 households and a total area of 362.05 km2. It is a '' mofussil'' ...

s on the south,

Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Shariatpur Sadar ( bn, শরিয়তপুর সদর) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shariatpur Thana was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the B ...

on the east,

Rajoir Upazila Rajoir ( bn, রাজৈর) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Rajoir is located at . It has 37746 households and total area 229.29 km2. Demographics As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rajoir ...

on the west.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Madaripur Sadar has a Population Total 345,764; male 171,329, female 174,435; Muslim 336,754, Hindu 35,819, Buddhist 12, Christian 103 and others 97. Males constitute49.6% of the population, and females 50.4%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187868. Madaripur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 51.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 48.4% literate.

Points of interest

* Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif, * Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur, * Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi, * Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar, * Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur * Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur, * Parboter Bagan - Mastofapur, * Madaripur Shakuni Lake, * Charmuguria Bandar, * Narayan Mandir - Panichatra, * Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.

Administration

Madaripur Sadar Upazila is divided into Madaripur Municipality and 15

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Bahadurpur, Chilar Char, Dhurail, Dudkhali, Ghatmajhi, Jhaoudi, Kalikapur, Kandua, Khoajpur, Kunia, Mastofapur, Panchkhola, Reyarpur, Rasti, and Sirkhara. The union parishads are subdivided into 159 mauzas and 185 villages. Madaripur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 34

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

Education

Currently there have no full-fledged public and/or private universities except few colleges affiliated with national university. ''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 51.1%; male 53.9%, female 48.4%. Noted educational institutions: * Government Nazimuddin College (1948) * Charmuguria College (1978) * Government Sufiya Mahila College (1984) * Syed Abul Hossain College (1989) * Donovan Government Girls' High School (1914) * United Islamia Government High School (1950) efore Madaripur High School (1885)* Madaripur Public Institution (1953) * Mithapur LS High School (1915) * Charmuguria Merchants High School (1931) * Tantibari Islamia High School (1954) * AC North Kalagachhia High School' (1961) * Ghatokchar Multilateral High School (1963) * Bahadurpur High School' (1968) * Julio Kuri High School (1972) * Charnachana Fazil Madrasa (1912)

Notable residents

* Shah Madar *

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Ashim Saha Asim Saha (born 20 February 1949) is a Bangladeshi poet and novelist. He received Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011 for his contributions in poetry. In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangla ...

Shajahan Khan Shajahan Khan (Bengali: শাজাহান খান) is a Bangladeshi politician, 7-times elected member of Jatiya Sangsad from Madaripur-2 constituency. He served as the Minister of Shipping of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2019. He was announ ...

AFM Bahauddin Nasim AFM Bahauddin Nasim ( bn, আ.ফ.ম বাহাউদ্দিন নাছিম) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and current Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League. He is a former MP of Madaripur-3 Constituency. Early li ...

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References

Upazilas of Madaripur District {{Dhaka-geo-stub