Maheshpur Upazila ( bn, মহেশপুর উপজেলা) is a part of

Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District ( bn, ঝিনাইদহ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division. It has an area of . It is bordered by Kushtia District to the north, Jessore District and West Bengal, India to the so ...

in the

Khulna Division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

of Bangladesh.

Geography

Maheshpur Upazila, has an area of 419.53 km². Maheshpur Upazila has 12 unions, namely: SBK, Fotepur, Pantapara, Shoruppur, Shamkur, Nepa, Kajirber, Bashbaria, Jadoppur, Natima, Mandarbaria and Ajompur. Maheshpur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 14 mahallas. Maheshpur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. Maheshpur Upazila shares borders with

Bagdah Bagdah or Bagdaha may refer to: * Bagdah (community development block), a community development block in the state of West Bengal * Bagdah, North 24 Parganas, a village under the Bagdah CD Block * Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a Vidhan Sabha c ...

CD Block in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India to the west,

Kotchandpur Upazila Kotchandpur ( bn, কোটচাঁদপুর) is an upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Kotchandpur is located at . It has a total area of 165.66 km2. It is located in the south-west part of Bang ...

and

Chaugachha Upazila Chowgacha ( bn, চৌগাছা) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. History There is a long history behind Chowgacha. It is named after the four banyan tree beside the Chowgacha. This is the first place in ...

of Jessore to the east, Chaugacha Upazila of Jessore to the south and

Jibannagar Upazila Jibannagar ( bn, জীবননগর) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh. Geography Jibannagar is located at . It has 22628 households and total area 199.32 km2. Jibannagar Upazila has ...

of Chuuadanga district to the north side. The main river flowing through this upazila is Kapotakkho Nod. Maheshpur is located at . It has 41,995 household units and total area 419.53 km².

Demographics

According to 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 ...

, Maheshpur had a population of 332,514. Males constituted 50.01% of the population and females 49.99%. Muslims formed 96.11% of the population, Hindus 3.84%, Christians 0.02% and others 0.03%. Maheshpur had a literacy rate of 44.79% for the population 7 years and above. The area of the town is 11.47 km². The town has a population of 26,473; male 51.26% and female 48.74%;

Administration

Maheshpur Upazila is divided into Maheshpur Municipality and 12

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: Azampur, Banshbaria, Fatepur, Jadabpur, Kazirber, Manderbaria, Natima, Nepa, Panthapara, S.B.K., Shyamkur, and Swaruppur. The union parishads are subdivided into 150 mauzas and 196 villages. Maheshpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16

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 ...

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)

Members of Parliament (MP)

Upazila Porishad

Union Porishad

Education

Maheshpur also has the following educational institutions: * Mohespur Govt. Degree College: Maheshpur Gov. Degree College is one of the oldest colleges in Maheshpur. Maheshpur Gov. Degree College was founded in 1985. It is the oldest and one of the most famous educational institutions in Maheshpur Upazila. *Bir Sherstha Shahid Hamidur Rahman Govt. College, Khalish pur Bazar. This college was founded in 2000. It has one of the best reputations among Moheshpur Upazila colleges. * Shohidul Islam degree college, Voiroba, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah. * Moheshpur Gov. Pilot Model High School, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah. It is the oldest high school in this police station area. It was established in 1863. The students of Moheshpur Gov. Pilot Model High School feel pride to recollect their past. * Samonta High School, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah. * Samonta Dhakhil Madrasa, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah. It is the oldest Madrasa in Maheshpur. * Voiroba Senior Madrasa, Voiroba, Maheshpur, Jhenaidah.

Notable residents

Hamidur Rahman Hamidur Rahman was born on 2 February 1953 Khardo Khalishpur, Moheshpur, Jhenaidah, Khulna Division, Bangladesh former East BengalHamidur Rahman, BS (2 February 195328 October 1971) was a sepoy in Bangladesh Army during the Bangladesh Li ...

, a

sepoy ''Sepoy'' () was the Persian-derived designation originally given to a professional Indian infantryman, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of the Mughal Empire. In the 18th century, the French East India Company and its oth ...

awarded the

Bir Sreshtho The Bir Sreshtho ( bn, বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ; ), is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs. The other ...

(the highest military award of Bangladesh), was born at Khorda Khalishpur village in 1953. The village was renamed Hamid Nagar in his honour.

References

External links

www.dcjhenaidah.gov.bd

www.dcjessore.gov.bd
{{Upazilas of Khulna Division Upazilas of Jhenaidah District Jhenaidah District Khulna Division