Muksudpur Upazila
Muksudpur
মুকসুদপুর | |
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  Muksudpur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′N 89°52′E / 23.317°N 89.867°E | |
| 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 | UTC+6 (BST) |
Muksudpur (Bengali: মুকসুদপুর) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Muksudpur is located at 23°19′00″N 89°52′00″E / 23.3167°N 89.8667°E. 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
Muksudpur Upazila is divided into Muksudpur Municipality and 16 union parishads: Bhabrasur, Bahugram, Banshbaria, Batikamari, Dignagar, Gobindapur, Gohala, Jalirpar, Kasalia, Khandarpur, Maharajpur, Mochna, Nanikshir, Pasargati, Raghdi, and Ujani. The union parishads are subdivided into 206 mauzas and 255 villages.[3]
Muksudpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]
Chairman: Kabir Mia
Vice Chairman: Rabiul Islam
Woman Vice Chairman: Taposhi Biswas Durga
Economy
Muksudpur's economic is mostly based on farming and fishing.
Birds and fish
The most common birds of the upazilla include doel, salik, crow and duck. On the other hand, in the river, canal, beels, and ponds there are various kinds of fish like Shol, Gozar, Koi, Puti, Shing etc.
Notable people
- Faruk Khan – politician, MP
- Shakib Khan[4] - Bangladeshi film actor, producer and singer
References
- ^ Haldar, Paritosh (2012). "Muksudpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Gopalganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ বাড়িতে কম যাওয়া হয় শাকিব খানের. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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