| Mirzaganj মির্জাগঞ্জ |
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Mirzaganj
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Patuakhali District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.45 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 110,763 |
| • Density | 631/km2 (1,634.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of the Mirzaganj Upazila |
Mirzaganj (Bengali: মির্জাগঞ্জ ) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
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Mirzaganj is located at . It has 21345 units of house hold and total area 175.45 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mirzaganj has a population of 110763. Males constitute are 50.06% of the population, and females 49.94%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 56446.
Mirzaganj thana was established in 1812 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Mirzaganj has 6 Unions/Wards, 68 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 72 villages.
Average literacy 42.1%; male 48.6%, female 35.6%.
College: 5
High school: 32
Primary school: 70 (government), 62 (non-government)
Satellite school: 4
Old institutions: Subidkhali R I Pilot High School (1934), Subidkhali Government Model Primary School (1940), Kathaltali Government Primary School (1924), Basonda Government Primary School (1934)
Paddy, sweet potato, lentil, chilli, sesame, linseed, ground nut
Tobacco, jute and sugarcane.
Mango, jackfruit, banana, futi, watermelon.
Rural club 15, public library 4, cinema hall 1.
Banana, lentil, chilli.
At the initial stage of the War of Liberation in 1971 a large number of youths were given military training in the training centre at village Deuli of this upazila. In an encounter between the Pak army and the local freedom fighters on the outskirts of Mirzaganj 32 freedom fighters lost their lives causing heavy casualty on enemy side.
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