Muradnagar Upazila


Muradnagar is an upazila of Comilla District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

History

In ancient times, the area was a part of the geopolitical region of Samatata ruled by the Rata dynasty. In the late 20th century, an irrigation canal was being dug in Urishwar, Paharpur Union. During the process, three copper plate inscriptions were discovered, surrounded by old potsherds, supposedly belonging to the Rata dynasty of Samatata.
Muradnagar was previously known as Tholla. During the Mughal period, the area was under the Balda Khal pargana. After the arrival of the East India Company, a number of rebellions and peasant movements took place in Tholla. The 19th-century zamindar Mir Ashraf Ali Shirazi had a house in Tholla. In 1858, Tholla was established as a thana and in 1878, Tholla was renamed to Muradnagar. It was named after the revenue collector Mir Murad Ali.
Khwaja Salimullah, the Nawab of Dhaka donated towards the Muradnagar High School in 1903. In 1941, Captain Narendranath Dutta founded the Sreekail College, an institution of nationwide importance.
Many Muradnagari pro-independence fighters were killed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971 during clashes with the Pakistan Army. The thana was upgraded to an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Muradnagar is located at. It has a total area of 340.73 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Muradnagar Upazila had 131,575 households and a population of 582,950. 11.16% of the population were under 5 years of age. Muradnagar had a literacy rate of 72.36%: 73.20% for males and 71.65% for females, and a sex ratio of 87.10 males for every 100 females. 74,672 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Muradnagar Upazila had 101,809 households and a population of 523,556. 144,345 were under 10 years of age. Muradnagar has a literacy rate of 48.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1115 females per 1000 males. 32,644 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Muradnagar Upazila is divided into 22 union parishads: Akubpur, Andikot, Babuti Para, Chapitala, Chhaliakandi, Dakshin Ramchandrapur, Darora, Dhamghar, Jahapur, Jatrapur, Kamalla, Muradnagar, Paharpur, Paschim Bangara, Paschim Nabipur, Paschim Porbadhair, Purba Bangara, Purba Nabipur, Purba Purbadhair, Sreekail, Tanki, and Uttar Ramchandrapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 153 mauzas and 301 villages.

Notable people