Muksudpur Upazila


Muksudpur is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Geography

Muksudpur is located at. It has a total area of 308.36 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Muksudpur Upazila had 75,303 households and a population of 307,528. 9.96% of the population were under 5 years of age. Muksudpur had a literacy rate of 77.20%: 79.04% for males and 75.57% for females, and a sex ratio of 90.82 males for every 100 females. 40,033 lived in urban areas.
UnionMuslimHinduOthers
Bahugram Union5,9505,9470
Banshbaria Union7,2163,8370
Batikamari Union18,5401,5051
Bhabrasur Union9,7883,5132
Dignagar Union24,4813,2020
Gobindapur Union23,4871,3481
Gohala Union18,3413,24459
Jalirpar Union2,26114,4043,630
Kasalia Union4,0196,177650
Khandarpar Union9,6111,4800
Maharajpur Union23,1851,9661
Mochna Union16,4871,5830
Nanikkhir Union8,0506,402242
Pasharganti Union11,8821,0012
Raghdi Union19,9601,1484
Ujani Union3,05410,5827

? Muslim majority ? Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Muksudpur Upazila had 61,807 households and a population of 289,406. 69,799 were under 10 years of age. Muksudpur had a literacy rate of 52.54%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 19,711 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Muksudpur Upazila is divided into Muksudpur Municipality and 16 union parishads: Bhabrasur, Bahugram, Banshbaria, Batikamari, Dignagar, Gobindapur, Gohala, Jalirpar, Kasalia, Khandarpur, Maharajpur, Mochna, Nanikshir, Pasargati, Raghdi, and Ujani. The union parishads are subdivided into 206 mauzas and 255 villages.
Muksudpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.
Chairman: Kabir Mia
Vice Chairman: Rabiul Islam
Woman Vice Chairman: Taposhi Biswas Durga

Economy

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

Birds and fish

The most common birds of the upazilla include doel, salik, crow and duck. On the other hand, in the river, canal, beels, and ponds there are various kinds of fish like Shol, Gozar, Koi, Puti, Shing etc.