Meherpur Sadar Upazila
Meherpur Sadar Upazila
মেহেরপুর সদর উপজেলা | |
|---|---|
Park in Meherpur city | |
| Coordinates: 23°46.5′N 88°38.5′E / 23.7750°N 88.6417°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Meherpur |
| Headquarters | Meherpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 261.42 km2 (100.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 276,903 |
| • Density | 1,059.2/km2 (2,743.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7100[2] |
| Area code | 0791[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Meherpur Sadar |
Meherpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali: মেহেরপুর সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Meherpur District[4] in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Meherpur is the smallest district of Bangladesh in the south-western part within the Khulna Division. Before 1947, Meherpur was a part of the Nadia district of undivided India. Before 1984, it was a subdivision of Kushtia district. Meherpur consists of 1 municipality, 9 wards and 72 mahallas, 3 upazilas, 18 union parishads, 277 villages, 190 mouzas. The upazilas are Meherpur Sadar, Gangni and Mujibnagar.
History
Bangladesh's Proclamation of Independence was solemnly made at the village Baidyanathtola (now Mujibnagar), on 17 April 1971 of this district. The first provisional government of Bangladesh began here under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed. After that day on 18 April 1971, the Pakistan army killed 8 individuals in Amjhupi village.
Geography
Meherpur Sadar is located at 23°46′30″N 88°38′30″E / 23.7750°N 88.6417°E. It has 64,130 households and total area 261.42 km2.
Meherpur Sadar Upazila is bounded by Gangni Upazila and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the north, Gangni Upazila and Alamdanga Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, Damurhuda Upazila and Mujibnagar Upazila in Chuadanga District, on the south and Tehatta I CD Block in Nadia district, on the west.[5][6]
Main rivers
The main rivers are Bhairab, Mathabhaga and Kazli.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 187,324 | — |
| 2001 | 232,465 | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 256,642 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 276,903 | +7.9% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[7] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Meherpur Sadar Upazila had 74,879 households and a population of 276,903. 7.32% of the population were under 5 years of age. Meherpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.63%: 71.88% for males and 69.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.09 males for every 100 females. 58,943 (21.29%) lived in urban areas.[7]
Administration
Meherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Meherpur Municipality and five union parishads: Amdah, Amjhupi, Buripota, Kutubpur, and Pirojpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 104 villages.[8]
Meherpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 72 mahallas.[8]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Meherpur Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Meherpur Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Meherpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-241-2.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Meherpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.