Mohadevpur Upazila

Mohadevpur
মহাদেবপুর
Upazila
Mohadevpur

Location of Mohadevpur in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°55.1′N 88°44.9′E / 24.9183°N 88.7483°ECoordinates: 24°55.1′N 88°44.9′E / 24.9183°N 88.7483°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Naogaon District
Area
 • Total 397.67 km2 (153.54 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 232,359
 • Density 584/km2 (1,510/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Mohadevpur Website

Mohadevpur (Bengali: মহাদেবপুর) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Mohadevpur is located at 24°55′08″N 88°44′54″E / 24.918890°N 88.748455°E. It has 46642 units of house hold and total area 397.67 km² and its bounded by Patnitala on the north, Manda and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the south, Badalgachhi and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the east and Niamatpur and Porsha upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Atrai; Chatra Beel and Bachna Kharie are noted. Mohadevpur (Town) consists of four mouzas. The area of the town is 7.15 km2.

Formerly its name was Jahangirpur. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mohadevpur has a population of 232359. Males constitute 51.06% of the population, and females 48.94%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125115. Mohadevpur has an average literacy rate of 27.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Population

It has a population of 8184; male 52.83%, female 47.17%. Literacy rate among the town people is 53.5%. Population 232359; male 51.06%, female 48.94%; Muslim 77.75%, Hindu 20.3%, others 2.22%; ethnic nationals: Santal, Munda, Oraon, Bunua.

Religion

Religion in Mohadevpur Upazila
Religion Percent
Islam
  
 85.73%
Hinduism
  
 12.27%
Christianity
  
 1%
Buddhism
  
 0.656%
others
  
 0.344%

Mohadevpur Union consists 67 Mosques,25 Hindu Temples,13 Christian Churches and 2 Buddhist Temples.

Art and culture

Cultural organizations Public library 1, rural club 15, theater group 1, cinema hall 3, woman's association 1, jatra party 1, women welfare association 1 and playground 30.

Mohadevpur library

The name of Mohadevpur Library is 1. Bangladesh Library, 2. Rahmania Library, 3.Sathi Library, 4.Kishor Library, 5. Islamia Library, 6. Binapani, 7. Rena Library, 8. Hamedia Library, 9. Sharif Library, 10.Moshlim Library .

Economy

Main occupations Agriculture 52.24%, agricultural labourer 29.99%, commerce 7.26%, wage labourer 1.49%, service 2.2%, others 6.82%. Land use Agricultural land 30386 hectares; fallow land 375 hectares. Single crop 25%, double crop 41% and treble crop land 34%. Land under irrigation 83%. Land control Among the peasants 20% are rich, 24% medium, 30% marginal, 26% landless. Value of land Market value of land of first grade is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare. Tour organization 1.Notable only one tour organization is We are fearless.

Points of interest

A front view of Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar

Administration

Unions

The district is divided into 10 unions:

Government

The name of administrative officers; UNO: Upazila Chairman:Riasat Haider Tagor The name of union Chairmans 1. MD. Abdul Mannan Chaudhury Dulal (Chairman,Mohadevpur UP) 2. (Chairman,Hatur UP) 3. (Chairman,Khajur UP) 4. (Chairman,Chandash UP) 5. (Chairman,Raigaon UP) 6. (Chairman,Enayetpur UP) 7.Md. Samsul Alam(Bachu) (Chairman,Sofapur UP) 8.Sheikh Shah Alom Faisal (Chairman,Uttargram UP) 9.Ram Proshad (panel chairman,Charagpur UP) 10.Ram Vaddra (Chairman,Vimpur UP)

Literacy

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 27.4%; male 35.4% and female 19.8%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 39, government primary school 84, non-government high school 41, madrasa 21.

Education

Major educational institutes include:

Computer training institutions

Health Department

The governmental officers are; THA: Dr. Ahmed hossain Khan

Doctors; 1. Dr. Md. Mokhlecur Rahman (MO O) 2. Dr. Bivash Chandra Mani (MO) 3. Dr. Md. M.A Mannan Choudhury 4. Dr. Md. Humaun Kabir (Cardio)

Non-Govterment doctors are;

1. Dr. Anwarul Islam (Mithu) 2. Dr Ranjan Das 3. Dr. Sumon

Technology

In Mohadevpur upazila som e Private & Govt. Organization give computer & Information Technology support. Now IT support given in public by- Mohadevpur.Net, Xpert-IT, Upazila Tottho Kendro, Moderncomputer TI & GPCIC etc. There is only one LPT (Eng. Anwar Hosen) in Bangladesh born in Mohadevpur .

See also

References

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

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