Muksudpur Upazila

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.^[1]

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 a total area of 309.63 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Muksudpur had a population of 269,489. Males constituted 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The adult (defined as 18 and older) population was 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%.^[2]

Administration

Chairman: Asraful Alam Shimul

Vice Chairman: Mohammad Abul Hossain Molla

Woman Vice Chairman: Renju Begum

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

Economy

Muksudpur's economic is mostly based on farming and fishing.

Special Person

1. Lt. Col. Muhammad Faruk Khan (Retd.)

2. Dr. Azizur Rahman, Professor of Dhaka University (Retd.)

Innovative Person

1. Agriculturist Ashikur Rahman (Shuvo)

References

1. ↑ Haldar, Paritosh (2012). "Muksudpur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. 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.