Magura Sadar Upazila

Magura Sadar (Bengali: মাগুরা সদর) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Magura Sadar

মাগুরা সদর
Upazila
Magura Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°29.3′N 89°25.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictMagura District
Area
 • Total406.5 km2 (157.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total380.107
 • Density706/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Magura Sadar

Geography

Magura Sadar is located at 23.4875°N 89.4208°E / 23.4875; 89.4208. It has 50,041 households and a total area of 406.5 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Magura Sadar had a population of 286925. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. The population aged 18 or over was 145,777. Magura Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Magura Sadar Upazila is divided into Magura Municipality and 13 union parishads: Atharokhada, Baroilpolita, Bogia, Chawlia, Gopalgram, Hazipur, Hazrapur, Jagdal, Kosundi, Kuchiamora, Moghi, Raghab Dair, and Satrijitpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 222 mauzas and 241 villages.[3]

Magura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 61 mahallas.[3]

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are 12 colleges in the upazila: Aisa Women's College, Amoresh Bosu Degree Mohabidaylaya, Banassree Rabindra Smarani College Krishnabila (Tangakhali), Buzruk Sree Kundi College, Dakhin Nowapara Sammilani College, Government Hossain Shahid Suhrawardi College, Hazipur Sammilani College, Jagdal Sammiloni College, Magura Adarsha Degree College Magura, Magura Government Mohila College, Nazir Ahamad Degree Mahavidaloy, and Shatrujitpur College.[4]

According to Banglapedia, Magura Government Boys' High School, founded in 1854, and Hazipur Secondary School (1914) are notable secondary schools.[1]

See also

References
  1. Ranjit Kumar Basu (2012), "Magura Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Magura" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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