Magura Sadar ( bn, মাগুরা 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 ...

Magura District Magura ( bn, মাগুরা) is a district in south-western Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division. The main mode of transportation is by bus, and no train transport is available. Administration Magur ...

in the Division of Khulna,

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Geography

Magura Sadar is located at . It has 50,041 households and a total area of 406.5 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Magura Sadar had a population of 286925. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. The population aged 18 or over was 145,777. Magura Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Magura Sadar Upazila is divided into Magura Municipality and 13

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: Atharokhada, Baroilpolita, Bogia, Chawlia, Gopalgram, Hazipur, Hazrapur, Jagdal, Kosundi, Kuchiamora, Moghi, Raghab Dair, and Satrijitpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 222 mauzas and 241 villages. Magura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 61

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Education

There are 12 colleges in the upazila: Aisa Women's College, Amoresh Bosu Degree Mohabidaylaya, Banassree Rabindra Smarani College Krishnabila (Tangakhali), Buzruk Sree Kundi College, Dakhin Nowapara Sammilani College,

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, Hazipur Sammilani College, Jagdal Sammiloni College,

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, Magura Government Mohila College,

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, and Shatrujitpur College. According to Banglapedia, Magura Government Boys' High School, founded in 1854, and Hazipur Secondary School (1914) are notable secondary schools.

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Upazilas of Magura District Magura District Khulna Division {{Khulna-geo-stub

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