Muksudpur Upazila

Muksudpur
মুকসুদপুর
Upazila
Muksudpur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°19′N 89°52′E / 23.317°N 89.867°E / 23.317; 89.867Coordinates: 23°19′N 89°52′E / 23.317°N 89.867°E / 23.317; 89.867
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gopalganj District
Area
  Total 309.63 km2 (119.55 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 269,489
  Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Muksudpur (Bengali: মুকসুদপুর) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Muksudpur is located at 23°19′00″N 89°52′00″E / 23.3167°N 89.8667°E / 23.3167; 89.8667. It has 49,965 households and a total area of 309.63 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Muksudpur had a population of 269,489. Males constituted 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The adult (defined as 18 and older) population was 132,738. Muksudpur has an average literacy rate of 34.3% for people seven years of age and older, slightly above the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Chairman: Asraful Alam Shimul

Vice Chairman: Mohammad Abul Hossain Molla

Woman Vice Chairman: Renju Begum

Muksudpur has 17 Unions/Wards, 207 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 260 villages.

References

  1. Haldar, Paritosh (2012). "Muksudpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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