Magura District
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Administration
Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:
Geography
Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1039.1 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.[1]
Climate
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Demographics
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According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Magura District had 254,154 households and a population of 1,033,115 with an average 4.02 people per household. Among the population, 187,703 (18.17%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 994 people per km2. Magura District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.21%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. Approximately 18.90% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 8,548 (0.83%), including Bagdi and Malo.[2]
| Religion | 1941[3]Template:RpTemplate:Efn | 1981[4] | 1991[4] | 2001[4] | 2011[4] | 2022[2] | ||||||
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| Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg | 183,266 | 59.74% | 448,246 | 73.40% | 563,954 | 77.89% | 664,937 | 80.67% | 753,199 | 82.01% | 870,482 | 84.26% |
| Hinduism File:Om.svg | 122,782 | 40.02% | 162,194 | 26.56% | 158,465 | 21.89% | 158,685 | 19.25% | 164,578 | 17.92% | 162,138 | 15.69% |
| OthersTemplate:Efn | 726 | 0.24% | 258 | 0.04% | 1,608 | 0.22% | 689 | 0.08% | 642 | 0.07% | 495 | 0.05% |
| Total Population | 306,774 | 100% | 610,698 | 100% | 724,027 | 100% | 824,311 | 100% | 918,419 | 100% | 1,033,115 | 100% |
In 2011, Muslims constituted 82.01% of the population while Hindus were 17.92% of the population. The Hindu population declined from 2011 to 2022.[4]
Education
- Government Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura
- Arpara Government Ideal High School, Arpara, Shalikha Upazila
- Magura Govt. High School, Magura Sadar, Magura
- Magura Govt. Girls' High School, Magura Sadar, Magura
- Govt. H.S.S Collage, Magura Sadar, Magura
- Pulum Golam Sarwar Secondary School, Shalikha Upazila
Notable residents
- Muhammad Sohrab Hossain
- Farrukh Ahmed, poet
- Amir Hamza, poet
- Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, member of parliament[5]
- Syed Ali Ahsan, poet
- Mir Hasem Ali, MLA of East Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Syed Ator Ali, MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
- M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner
- Mohammad Asaduzzaman, MP of Jatiya Sangsad
- Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan, Bangladeshi footballer, Bangladesh national football team[6]
- Shakib Al Hasan, all-rounder, Bangladesh National Cricket Team, MP Magura-1
- Kamrul Laila Jolly, former member of parliament
- Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term member of parliament for Magura-2
- Kazi Kader Newaj, poet
- Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda practitioner and Sanskrit scholar
- Biren Sikder, former state minister of youth and sports
- Saifuzzaman Shikhor, politician
Notes
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