Madaripur District
District in Dhaka, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.[4]
Madaripur
মাদারীপুর | |
|---|---|
 Madaripur Rajaram Mondir | |
 Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Madaripur District | |
| Coordinates: 23.17°N 90.10°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Named for | Sufi Syed Madar |
| Headquarters | Madaripur |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan |
| • District Council Chairman | Munir Chowdhury [1] |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,125.69 km2 (434.63 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • District | 1,293,027 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 315,471 |
| Demonym | Madaripuri-Bangali |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7900 |
| Area code | 0661 |
| Geocode | BD.DA.MD |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-36 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.649[3] medium · 3rd of 21 |
| Website | www |
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).
Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.[5]
Parliamentary seats
Upazilas and Thanas
Municipalities
- Madaripur Municipality
- Kalkini Municipality
- Rajoir Municipality
- Shibchar Municipality
- Dasar Municipality
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027 with an average 4.06 people per household. Among the population, 254,175 (19.66%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 508.[2]
| Religion | 1941[8]: 100–101 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2022[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||
Islam  |
442,755 | 70.49% | 916,021 | 85.68% | 1,001,316 | 87.35% | 1,023,702 | 87.80% | 1,146,678 | 88.68% |
Hinduism  |
184,309 | 29.34% | 146,669 | 13.72% | 143,093 | 12.48% | 141,097 | 12.10% | 144,904 | 11.21% |
| Others [b] | 1,047 | 0.17% | 6,486 | 0.60% | 1,940 | 0.17% | 1,153 | 0.10% | 1,445 | 0.11% |
| Total Population | 628,111 | 100% | 1,069,176 | 100% | 1,146,349 | 100% | 1,165,952 | 100% | 1,293,027 | 100% |
Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. There is a small minority of 1,300 Christians in the district.
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.
- Colleges: 21
- Boheratola Mohila College
- Borhamganj Government College
- Government Sufia Mohila College
- Madaripur Govt College
- Nurul Amin University College
- Shekh Hasina Women's Degree College
- Shibchar Nandokumar High School and College
- Syed Abul Hossain University College, Kalkini, Madaripur.
- Secondary school: 138
- Charmugaria Merchants High School
- Panchkhola Muktisena High School
- Tatibari Islamia High school
- Kalikapur High School
- Ishibpur High School
- Krokchar High School
- Hossenpur High School
- Birmohon High School
- Algi High School
- G.C. Academy
- Madaripur Public High School
- Shohid Baccu High School
- Shamsun Nahar Bhuiyan Girls High School
- Kulpoddi High School
- Khatia High School
- Panchar High School
- Madborerchar High School
- Bakhorerkandi High School
- Dr. Saleha Selim High School
- United Islamia Government High School
- Don-van Government Girls High School
- Madrasa: 69
- Shatbaria Nur-E- Mohammad(s) Dakhil Madrasha
- Purbohosnabad Hatemia Dakhil Madrasah
- Mithapur Nurani Madrasha
- Chorgobindopur Alim Madrasha
- Uttar Chorgobindopur Mia Dakhil Madrasha
- Madaripur Ahmodia Kamil Madrasha
- Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Kamil (MA) Madrasah
- Asapat Dakhil Madrasha
- Shah Madar
- Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
- Shajahan Khan
- Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
- Alaol
- Mohammad Asaduzzaman
- Haji Shariatullah
- Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar
- AFM Bahauddin Nasim
- Pulin Behari Das
- Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri
- Panchanan Chakraborty
- Swami Pranavananda
- Gostha Pal
- Zohra Begum Kazi
- Phani Bhushan Majumder
- Fazlur Rahman Khan
- Padma Devi
- Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Basudeb Dasgupta
- Syed Abul Hossain
- Arabi Bashar
- A. B. M. Khairul Haque
- Ava Alam
- Nargis Akhter
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -
- Padma River,
- Arial Khan River,
- Kumar Upper River,
- Kumar Lower River,
- Visarkanda-Bagda River,
- Torquee River,
- Palrodi River
- Palang River,
- Madaripur Beel Route River and
- The Mayankata River.
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- Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
- Madaripur Shokuni Lake,
- The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
- Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
- Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
- Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
- Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
- Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
- Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
- Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
- Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
- Parboter Bagan - Mostofapur,
- Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
- Charmuguria Eco-Park,
- Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
- Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.
- Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
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