Muksudpur Upazila

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Muksudpur
মুকসুদপুর
Upazila
Muksudpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°19′N 89°52′E / 23.317°N 89.867°E / 23.317; 89.867Coordinates: 23°19′N 89°52′E / 23.317°N 89.867°E / 23.317; 89.867
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gopalganj District
Area
 • Total 309.63 km2 (119.55 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 269,489
 • Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Muksudpur (Bengali: মুকসুদপুর) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Muksudpur is located at 23°19′00″N 89°52′00″E / 23.3167°N 89.8667°E / 23.3167; 89.8667. It has 49,965 households and total area 309.63 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Muksudpur has a population of 269,489. Males constitute 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The adult (defined as 18 and older) population is 132,738. Muksudpur has an average literacy rate of 34.3% for people seven years of age and older, slightly above the national average of 32.4% literacy.[1]

Administrative information

Chairman: Robiul alom sikder

Vice Chairman: Asraful alam Simul

Woman Vice Chairman: Taposhi Biswas

Muksudpur has 17 Unions/Wards, 207 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 260 villages.

References

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

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