Mithapukur Upazila

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Mithapukur
মিঠাপুকুর
Upazila
Mithapukur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°E / 25.5417; 89.283Coordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°E / 25.5417; 89.283
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Rangpur District
Area
 • Total 515.62 km2 (199.08 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 409,915
 • Density 795/km2 (2,060/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Mithapukur

Mithapukur (Bengali: মিঠাপুকুর) is an Upazila of Rangpur District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the middle of Rangpur, where it is bounded by Rangpur Sadar in the North, to the south Pirgonj, to the west badargonj & Fulbari, Dinajpur, to the east Pirgacha & Sundorgonj, Gaibandha.

Geography

Mithapukur is located at 25°32′30″N 89°17′00″E / 25.5417°N 89.2833°E / 25.5417; 89.2833. It has 82563 units of household and total area 515.62 km². Mithapukur possesses vast fertile land. The Jamunashori, Akhira and Ghagot are the major river flows through Mithapukur.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mithapukur has a population of 409915. Males constitute 51.09% of the population, and females 48.91%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population is 207035. Mithapukur has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Mithapukur Upazila has a very diverse population with minority groups including Buddhists, Christians and tribes such as Sawthal who have lived in Mithapukur from the beginning of settlement in this area.[citation needed]

Administrative

Mithapukur has 17 Unions/Wards, 311 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 313 villages. The 17 unions are as follows: 1.Khoragach 2.Ranipukur 3.Payrabond 4.Vangni 5.Balarhat 6.Kafrikhal 7.Latibpur 8.Changmari 9.Moyenpur 10.Masimpur 11.Charan Balua 12.Milonpur 13.Gopalpur 14.Durgapur 15.Hajrothpur 16.Mirzapur 17.Imadpur

Tourist attractions

Mithapukur is an largest Upazila in North Bengal. Mithapukur Upazila has many historical and attractive places. Pairaband is the birthplace of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880–1932), an eminent educationist and a pioneer of women's liberation. Mithapukur's most popular tourist attractions are the Mithapukur Pond-Mithapukur,Benubon Bihar-Mithapukur,The Mughal era Masque- Mithapukur,Tanka Mosque-Latibpur and Gopalpur forest.

Notable people

  • Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain — prolific writer and a social worker on behalf of gender equality and other social issues..
  • H N Ashikur Rahman — industrialist, chairman of Meghna Bank, former Minister and present Parliament member of Awamilig.
  • Md.Fakhruzzaman Zahangir — industrialist, chairman of RD Milk, Power-Trade, German-Bangla Bicycle.
  • Mozibur Rahman — inventor the local method of Oral Saline.
  • Rashid Askari — Bengali-English writer, fictionist, columnist, and Professor of English at Kushtia Islamic University.

Road communication

One can travel from Dhaka to Mithapukur by bus. Luxury buses that go to Rangpur start from Kalyanpur in Dhaka. One should board a Rangpur-bound bus and get dropped at Mithapukur bus stop. The journey takes about six hours. Mithapukur is about 75 kilometer north from Bogra. It is on the highway N5 from Bogra to Rangpur (the distance from Bogra to Rangpur is about 100 kilometers). The road condition is very good.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012). "Mithapukur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
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