Madhupur Upazila

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Madhupur
মধুপুর
Upazila
Madhupur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Parliamentary Area Tangail-1
Area
 • Total 500.67 km2 (193.31 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 375,295
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Madhupur

Madhupur (Bengali: মধুপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Madhupur is located at 24°37′00″N 90°01′30″E / 24.6167°N 90.0250°E / 24.6167; 90.0250 . It has 74984 units of house hold and total area 500.67 km².It has a large forest area named 'Madhupurer Gor". Madhupur is famous throughout the country for delicious pineaples. Madhupur is bounded by Jamalpur Sadar upazila on the north, Gopalpur and Ghatail upazilas on the south, Muktagachha and Fulbaria upazilas on the east. Sarishabari and Gopalpur upazilas on west. Main rivers are Jhinai, Bangshi, Banar and Atrai.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Madhupur has a population of 375295. Males constitute 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 192109. Madhupur has an average literacy rate of 30.50% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Madhupur has 6 Unions/Wards, 242 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 343 villages. The 6 Unions/Wards is: Arankhola, Ausnara, Alokdia, Sholakuri, Golabari, Mirzabari.

Education institution

College 5, High School 30, Madrasa 137, Government Primary School 156, Non-Government Primary School 53, Missionary High School 3, Missionary Primary School 13, Kindergarten 13, NGO Managed Primary School 57.

Cultural organizations

Public library 1, rural club 73, cinema hall 6, playground 29. Main occupations Agriculture 52.29%, agricultural labourer 22.8%, wage labourer 2.82%, commerce 8.42%, transport 2.11%, service 2.79%, others 8.77%.

Economical condition

Land use Total land cultivable 32900 hectares, fallow land 2000 hectares; land under irrigation 65%.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Tk 10000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, cotton, potato, patal, ginger, betel leaf, kasava and vegetables. Extinct and nearly extinct crops Indigo, varieties of pulses and aman paddy.Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, pineapple and olive.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 18, dairy 28, poultry 103, hatchery 1. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 150 km, semi pucca 19 km; waterways 32 nautical mile. Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct).

Manufactories Silk mill 1, rice and flour mill 53, ice factory 17, lathe & welding 63, saw mill 109, bakery 7 and bidi factory 1.

Cottage industries Weaving 27, goldsmith 103, blacksmith 26, bamboo work 320, potteries 43, wood work 42, tailoring 216; apiculture by private initiative. Hats, bazars Hats and bazars are 45, most noted of which are Madhupur, Dhanbari and Garo Hat; fairs 2 (Sholakudi Mela and Dhanbari Baishakhi Mela).

Main exports Pineapple, silk, cotton, jackfruit and honey. NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika and caritas, World Tourist Mission, Family and Child Welfare Centre, World Vision Bangladesh.

Health

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family welfare centre 11, satellite clinic 6, charitable dispensary 1, missionary hospital 1, leprosy hospital 1.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
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