Tungipara Upazila


Tungipara is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.
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Etymology

There is a legend that this area used to be flooded. Some saints who practiced Islam relocated to this area from Persia. They started living in this area by making canopied houses at low cost. Such houses are called "Tong" in Bengali hence the name of the place is Tungipara. "Para" means neighborhood.

Geography

Tungipara is located at on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara Upazila, on the south Nazirpur Upazila in Pirojpur District and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. Tungipara Upazila has 20,575 households and a total area of 128.53 km2.
The famous river Madhumati divides Tungipara from Bagerhat District.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tungipara Upazila had 26,331 households and a population of 114,482. 10.64% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate of 81.41%: 81.76% for males and 81.06% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.45 males for every 100 females. 22,104 lived in urban areas.
UnionMuslimHinduOthers
Barni Union14,3008571
Dumuria Union13,9537,75352
Gopalpur Union1,35914,41048
Kushali Union17,2771,0800
Patgati Union28,5865,01916

? Muslim majority ? Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara Upazila had 20,575 households and a population of 100,893. 25,517 were under 10 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate of 56.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 38,020 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara has a population of 88,102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 42,147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

Administration

Tungipara Upazila is divided into Tungipara Municipality and five union parishads: Barni, Dumuria, Gopalpur, Kushli, and Patgati. The union parishads are subdivided into 34 mauzas and 67 villages.
Tungipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.

Education

There are 24 main educational institutes in Tungipara.

College

  1. Govt. Shaikh Muzibur Rahman College, Patgati
  2. Dr. Imdadul Haque Memorial Degree College, Bashbaria

School

  1. Govt. Gimadanga Tungipara High School
  2. Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarrof Hossain School & College
  3. Guadanga Silna B.B.H High School
  4. Saptapalli J. High School
  5. Gopalpur Panchapalli High School
  6. Nilfa Borni High School
  7. Kusli Islamia High School
  8. Basuria S. High School
  9. Barni High School
  10. Govt. Bangobandhu Smriti Girls High School
  11. Gimadanga Ideal High School
  12. Bashbaria Jhanjhania High School
  13. Dumuria ML. High School
  14. Tarail Adarsha High School
  15. Baladanga SMM High School
  16. Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain High School
  17. Begum Fatema Jr. Girls School
  18. Treepalli Shaikh Abu Naser Jr. School
  19. Kusli Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain Jr. School
  20. Patgati Jr. School

Madrasa

  1. Gaohordanga Madrasa
  2. Darul Ulam Gaohordanga Madrasha
  3. Bashbaria Jhanjhania Islamia Madrasha
  4. Gimadanga Senior Madrasha
  5. Gimadanga Gozalia Mohila Fazil Madrasha

Notable people