Mujibnagar Upazila

Mujibnagar is an upazila (subdistrict) of Meherpur District in Bangladesh.

Mujibnagar
Bhoborpara( Ex- Baidyanathtala)
Upazila
Mujibnagar is located in Bangladesh
Mujibnagar
Mujibnagar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°39′N 88°36′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictMeherpur District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total99,143
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7102
Websitemujibnagar.gov.bd

History

Mujibnagar was formerly a part of the Meherpur Sadar Upazila, before it was made a separate Upazila on 22 February 2000. The name Mujibnagar commemorates an event in the history of Bangladesh: It is the place where, on 17 April 1971, the first government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was sworn in, and the place was named Mujibnagar after the name of the Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1]

Geography

Mujibnagar Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila in Meherpur District, on the north, Meherpur Sadar Upazila and Damurhuda Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south and the west.[2][3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 NA—    
1991 NA—    
2001 90—    
2011 99+10.0%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mujibnagar Upazila had 24,602 households and a population of 99,143, 10.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 8.5% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 50.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5][6]

Administration

Meherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Bagoan, Dariapur, Mahajanpur, and Monakhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 33 villages.[4]

References
  1. Hossain, Md. Murad (2012). "Mujibnagar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Mujibnagar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Meherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "Community Report: Meherpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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