Magura Sadar (Bengali: মাগুরা সদর) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Magura Sadar
মাগুরা সদর | |
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| Coordinates: 23°29.3′N 89°25.2′E / 23.4883°N 89.4200°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Magura |
| Headquarters | Magura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 401.58 km2 (155.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 380,107 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Magura Sadar |
Geography edit
Magura Sadar is located at 23°29′15″N 89°25′15″E / 23.4875°N 89.4208°E. It has 86,162 households and a total area of 401.58 km2.
Demographics edit
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Magura Sadar upazila had 86,162 households and a population of 380,107. 82,650 (21.74%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Magura Sadar had an average literacy rate of 52.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 98,355 (25.88%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] Ethnic population was 1,844 (0.49%).[3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Magura Sadar had a population of 286925. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. The population aged 18 or over was 145,777. Magura Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration edit
Magura Sadar Upazila is divided into Magura Municipality and 13 union parishads: Atharokhada, Baroilpolita, Bogia, Chawlia, Gopalgram, Hazipur, Hazrapur, Jagdal, Kosundi, Kuchiamora, Moghi, Raghab Dair, and Satrijitpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 222 mauzas and 241 villages.[2]
Magura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 61 mahallas.[2]
Education edit
There are 12 colleges in the upazila: Aisa Women's College, Amoresh Bosu Degree Mohabidaylaya, Banassree Rabindra Smarani College Krishnabila (Tangakhali), Buzruk Sree Kundi College, Dakhin Nowapara Sammilani College, Government Hossain Shahid Suhrawardi College, Hazipur Sammilani College, Jagdal Sammiloni College, Magura Adarsha Degree College Magura, Magura Government Mohila College, Nazir Ahamad Degree Mahavidaloy, and Shatrujitpur College.[5]
According to Banglapedia, Magura Government Boys' High School, founded in 1854, and Hazipur Secondary School (1914) are notable secondary schools.[1]
Notable residents edit
- Lutfunnahar Helen, martyred intellectual, was born in Magura in 1947 and taught at Magura Government Girls High School.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Ranjit Kumar Basu (2012), "Magura Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Helen, Lutfunnahar". Banglapedia.
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