Munshiganj District


Munshiganj District is a district of Dhaka Division. It is located in central Bangladesh. This region is also historically known as Bikrampur.

Geography

It is a part of Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District and Narayanganj District in the north, Madaripur District and Shariatpur District in the south, Chandpur District and Comilla District in the east and Dhaka District and Faridpur District in the west.
Total land area is 235,974 acres, out of which 138472 acres are cultivable and 5609 acres are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40,277 acres of land is irrigated while 26,242 acres of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

Water bodies

Main rivers include the Padma River, Meghna River, Dhaleswari River and the Ichamati River.

Boating

Boating is one of the traditions of the people in Munshiganj District. A traditional Nouka Baich race is held in the Dhaleshwari River which thousands of people come to see. The boat race was held in a 3 km area from the Mirkadim Municipality to Munshiganj launch harbor. Boats with 60 oarsmen, 50 oarsmen and 25 oarsmen participate in the competition every year

Administration

It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 603 wards, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.
The district consists of 6 upazilas:
  1. Lohajang Upazila
  2. Sreenagar Upazila
  3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
  4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
  5. Tongibari Upazila
  6. Gazaria Upazila

    Demographics

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416 with an average 3.98 people per household. Among the population, 303,978 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,702 people per km2. Munshiganj District had a literacy rate of 77.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1,061 females per 1,000 males. Approximately, 18.09% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 4,808.

Religion

Notable people

Liberation war