Mirzaganj ( bn, মির্জাগঞ্জ ) 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 ...

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in the Division of

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History

At the initial stage of the

War of Liberation Wars of national liberation or national liberation revolutions are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) to establish separat ...

in 1971 a large number of youths were given military training in the training centre at village Deuli of this upazila. In an encounter between the Pakistani army and the local freedom fighters on the outskirts of Mirzaganj, 32 freedom fighters lost their lives causing heavy casualties to the enemy.

Geography

Mirzaganj is located at . It has 21,345 households and a total area of 175.45 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 ...

, Mirzaganj had a population of 118054. Males constituted 50.06% of the population, and females 49.94%. The population aged 18 or over was 56,446. Average literacy rate is 42.1%; male 48.6%, female 35.6%.

Economy

Rudimentary Farming

Main crops

Paddy, sweet potato, lentil, chilli, sesame, linseed, ground nut etc.

Extinct and nearly extinct crops

Tobacco, jute and sugarcane.

Main fruits

Mango, jackfruit, banana, futi, watermelon.

Main exports

Banana, lentil, chili, rice.

Administration

Mirzaganj thana was established in 1812 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Mirzaganj Upazila is divided into Mirzaganj Municipality and six

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: Amragachia, Deuli Subidkhali, Kakrabunia, Madhabkhali, Majidbaria, and Mirzaganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 73 villages.

Education

There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Howlader Foundation Women's College, founded in 2015, Akhtar Hossain Choudhury Memorial Degree College, founded in 2002, Kismotpur Delowar Hossain Degree College, Mojidbaria Degree Sollege, Subidkhali Degree College (1972), and Subidkhali Mahila College (2000).

Educational institutions

*High school: 32 *Primary school: 70 (government), 62 (non-government) *Satellite school: 4 *Old institutions: ** Subidkhali R I Pilot High School (1934) ** Jhatibunia M I High School ( 1934) ** Jhatibunia Govt Primary School (1926) ** Subidkhali Government Model Primary School (1940) ** Rampur Government Primary School ** Kathaltali Government Primary School (1924) ** Basonda Government Primary School (1934) ** Madhobkhali Govt. Primary School ** Gabua Govt. Primary School ** Bhatamara Govt. Primary School ** Dakkhin Gazipur Primary School ** Sundrakalikapur High School (1969) ** Kalagachia Government Primary School (1942) ** Sunrise Kingder Garden School **Amragachhia High School ** Mirzagonj Union Dargah Shorif High School ** Samabay Seconday School Charkhali (Founder of Muslem Ali Khan)

References

Upazilas of Patuakhali District Mirzaganj Upazila {{Barisal-geo-stub