Madaripur District
Madaripur মাদারীপুর | |
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District | |
Madaripur District | |
Madaripur Rajaram Mondir | |
Nickname: New City (নতুন শহর)[citation needed] | |
Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Madaripur District | |
Coordinates: medium · 3rd of 21 | |
Website | www |
Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.[4]
History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).
Administrative areas
Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.[5]
Parliamentary seats
- Madaripur-1
- Madaripur-2
- Madaripur-3
Upazilas and Thanas
Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:[4][6]
- Madaripur Sadar
- Kalkini
- Rajoir
- Shibchar
- Dasar
Municipalities
- Madaripur Municipality
- Kalkini Municipality
- Rajoir Municipality
- Shibchar Municipality
- Dasar Municipality
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1974 | 807,404 | — |
1981 | 943,126 | +2.24% |
1991 | 1,069,176 | +1.26% |
2001 | 1,146,349 | +0.70% |
2011 | 1,165,952 | +0.17% |
2022 | 1,293,027 | +0.94% |
Sources:[2][7] |
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027. 254,175 (19.66%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas.[2]
Religions in Madaripur District (2022)[2] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 88.68% | |||
Hinduism | 11.21% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.11% |
Religion | Population (1941)[8]: 100–101 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2022)[2] | Percentage (2022) |
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Islam | 442,755 | 70.49% | 1,146,621 | 88.68% |
Hinduism | 184,309 | 29.34% | 144,897 | 11.21% |
Others [b] | 1,047 | 0.17% | 1,509 | 0.11% |
Total Population | 628,111 | 100% | 1,293,027 | 100% |
Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. Christians are another small minority.
Administration
- Administrator of Zila Porishod: Munir Chowdhury[9]
- Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan[10]
Education
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.
- College: 21 (including 3 government)
- Boheratola Mohila College
- Borhamganj Government College
- Government Sufia Mohila College
- Madaripur Govt College
- Nurul Amin University College
- Shekh Hasina Women's Degree College
- Shibchar Nandokumar High School and College
- Syed Abul Hossain University College, Kalkini, Madaripur.
- Secondary school: 138
- Charmugaria Merchants High School
- Panchkhola Muktisena High School
- Tatibari Islamia High school
- Kalikapur High School
- Ishibpur High School
- Krokchar High School
- Hossenpur High School
- Birmohon High School
- Algi High School
- G.C. Academy
- Madaripur Public High School
- Shohid Baccu High School
- Shamsun Nahar Bhuiyan Girls High School
- Kulpoddi High School
- Khatia High School
- Panchar High School
- Madborerchar High School
- Bakhorerkandi High School
- Dr. Saleha Selim High School
- United Islamia Government High School
- Don-van Government Girls High School
- Madrasa: 69
- Shatbaria Nur-E- Mohammad(s) Dakhil Madrasha
- Purbohosnabad Hatemia Dakhil Madrasah
- Mithapur Nurani Madrasha
- Chorgobindopur Alim Madrasha
- Uttar Chorgobindopur Mia Dakhil Madrasha
- Madaripur Ahmodia Kamil Madrasha
- Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Kamil (MA) Madrasah
- Asapat Dakhil Madrasha
Notable residents
- Shah Madar
- Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
- Shajahan Khan
- Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
- Alaol
- Mohammad Asaduzzaman
- Haji Shariatullah
- Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar
- AFM Bahauddin Nasim
- Pulin Behari Das
- Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri
- Panchanan Chakraborty
- Swami Pranavananda
- Gostha Pal
- Zohra Begum Kazi
- Phani Bhushan Majumder
- Fazlur Rahman Khan
- Padma Devi
- Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Basudeb Dasgupta
- Syed Abul Hossain
- Arabi Bashar
- A. B. M. Khairul Haque
- Ava Alam
- Nargis Akhter
Rivers
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -
- Padma River,
- Arial Khan River,
- Kumar Upper River,
- Kumar Lower River,
- Visarkanda-Bagda River,
- Torquee River,
- Palrodi River
- Palang River,
- Madaripur Beel Route River and
- The Mayankata River.
Place of interest
- Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
- Madaripur Shokuni Lake,
- The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
- Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
- Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
- Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
- Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
- Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
- Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
- Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
- Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
- Parboter Bagan - Mostofapur,
- Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
- Charmuguria Eco-Park,
- Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
- Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.
See also
Notes
- ^ Madaripur, Rajair, Kalkini and Sibchar thanas of Faridpur district
- ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
References
- ^ madaripur.gov.bd
- ^ a b c d e Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
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- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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