Madaripur

Madaripur মাদারিপুর
District
Madaripur District
Nickname(s):  Lake Park city (লেকপার্কসিটি)
Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Madaripur District
Coordinates: 23.17°N 90.10°E / 23.17; 90.10 ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
Area
• Total	1,144.96 km2 (442.07 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	1,212,198
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Madaripuri, Bangali
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	7900
Geographical area codes	0661
Geocode	BD.DA.MD
ISO 3166 code	BD-36
HDI (2018)	0.649 medium · 3rd of 21
Website	www.madaripur.gov.bd

Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারিপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh.

History

Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. 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).

Population

Total population: 12,12,198 (Census and Housing - 2011)

• Male: 50.29%
• Female: 49.71%

Administrative areas

Madaripur district has 3 Parliamentary seats, 4 Upazilas, 5 Police Stations, 4 Municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1062 Villages and 479 Mouzas.

Parliamentary seats

1. Madaripur-1
2. Madaripur-2
3. Madaripur-3

Upazilas and thanas

Madaripur is divided into 4 Upazilas / 5 Thanas

1. Madaripur Sadar
2. Kalkini
3. Rajoir
4. Shibchar
5. Dasar (Thana)

Municipalities

• Madaripur Municipality
• Kalkini Municipality
• Rajoir Municipality
• Shibchar Municipality

Administration

• Administrator of Zila Porishod: Miajuddin Khan
• Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Md Wahidul Islam

Education

The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213. Literacy rate: 48%

• College: 21 (including 3 government)
• Secondary school: 138
• Primary School: 677
• Madrasa: 69

Notable residents

• Shah Madar
• Alaol
• Haji Shariatullah
• Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia
• Ambica Charan Mazumdar
• 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
• Ava Alam
• Basudeb Dasgupta
• Syed Abul Hossain
• Shajahan Khan
• AFM Bahauddin Nasim
• Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
• A. B. M. Khairul Haque
• Mohammad Asaduzzaman
• Nargis Akhter
• Syeda Rubaiyat Hossain

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.

Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia

Place of interest

• Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
• 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 - Mastofapur,
• Madaripur Shakuni Lake,
• Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
• Charmuguria Eco-Park,
• Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
• Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.

See also

• Dhaka Division
• Districts of Bangladesh

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