Meherpur Sadar Upazila
Meherpur Sadar Upazila is an upazila of Meherpur District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Meherpur is the smallest district of Bangladesh in the south-western part within the Khulna Division. Before 1947, Meherpur was a part of the Nadia district of undivided India. Before 1984, it was a subdivision of Kushtia district. Meherpur consists of 1 municipality, 9 wards and 72 mahallas, 3 upazilas, 18 union parishads, 277 villages, 190 mouzas. The upazilas are Meherpur Sadar, Gangni and Mujibnagar.
History
Bangladesh's Proclamation of Independence was solemnly made at the village Baidyanathtola, on 17 April 1971 of this district. The first provisional government of Bangladesh began here under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed. After that day on 18 April 1971, the Pakistan army killed 8 individuals in Amjhupi village.Geography
Meherpur Sadar is located at. It has 64,130 households and total area 261.42 km2.Meherpur Sadar Upazila is bounded by Gangni Upazila and Tehatta I CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the north, Gangni Upazila and Alamdanga Upazila, the latter in Chuadanga District, on the east, Damurhuda Upazila and Mujibnagar Upazila in Chuadanga District, on the south and Tehatta I CD Block in Nadia district, on the west.
Main rivers
The main rivers are Bhairab, Mathabhaga and Kazli.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Meherpur Sadar Upazila had 74,879 households and a population of 276,903. 7.32% of the population were under 5 years of age. Meherpur Sadar had a literacy rate of 70.63%: 71.88% for males and 69.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.09 males for every 100 females. 58,943 lived in urban areas.Administration
Meherpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Meherpur Municipality and five union parishads: Amdah, Amjhupi, Buripota, Kutubpur, and Pirojpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 104 villages.Meherpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 72 mahallas.