Madaripur
মাদারীপুর
District
Madaripur District
Madaripur Rajaram Mondir
Madaripur Rajaram Mondir
Nickname: 
New City (নতুন শহর)[citation needed]
Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh
Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Madaripur District
Coordinates: 23°10′N 90°06′E / 23.17°N 90.10°E / 23.17; 90.10
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
Named forSufi Syed Madar
HeadquartersMadaripur
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Marufur Rashid Khan
 • District Council ChairmanMunir Chowdhury [1]
Area
 • District1,125.69 km2 (434.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • District1,293,027
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
315,471
DemonymMadaripuri-Bangali
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
7900
Geographical area codes0661
GeocodeBD.DA.MD
ISO 3166 codeBD-36
HDI (2018)0.649[3]
medium · 3rd of 21
Websitewww.madaripur.gov.bd

Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.[4]

History

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).

Administrative areas

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

  1. madaripur-1(shibchar)

madaripur-2(Madaripur Sadar & Rajoir) madaripur-3(kalkini

Upazilas and Thanas

Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:[4][6]

  1. Madaripur Sadar
  2. Kalkini
  3. Rajoir
  4. Shibchar
  5. Dasar

Municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1974 807,404—    
1981 943,126+2.24%
1991 1,069,176+1.26%
2001 1,146,349+0.70%
2011 1,165,952+0.17%
2022 1,293,027+0.94%
Sources:[2][7]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027. 254,175 (19.66%) 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. 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas.[2]

Religions in Madaripur District (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.68%
Hinduism
 
 11.21%
Other or not stated
 
 0.11%
Religion in present-day Madaripur district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[8]: 100–101  Percentage (1941) Population (2022)[2] Percentage (2022)
Islam 442,755 70.49% 1,146,621 88.68%
Hinduism 184,309 29.34% 144,897 11.21%
Others [b] 1,047 0.17% 1,509 0.11%
Total Population 628,111 100% 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. Christians are another small minority.

Administration

Education

The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.

Notable residents

Rivers

There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -

Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia

Place of interest

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Madaripur, Rajair, Kalkini and Sibchar thanas of Faridpur district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madaripur District.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Madaripur district.
  1. ^ madaripur.gov.bd
  2. ^ a b c d e Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ a b Shahidul Haq (2012). "Madaripur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ "Madaripur district at a glance". Madaripur District. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh adds three new Upazilas". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ "AL men appointed administrators". The Daily Star. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  10. ^ "New Deputy Commissioner at Madaripur". 23 November 2023.
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