Manpura Upazila

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Geography

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Manpura Island (marked as Moncoorah I.) in 1778 map by James Rennell

Manpura is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. It has 8,959 households and a total area of 373.19 km2. It is bounded by Tazumuddin upazila on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south, Hatiya upazila on the east, Lalmohan and Char Fasson upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Manpura Upazila (2022)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
95.43%
Hinduism
4.57%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Manpura has a population of 76,582 living in 17,080 households. 22,066 (28.81%) were under 10 years of age. Manpura has an average literacy rate of 32.10% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 1,023 (1.34%) of the population lives in urban areas.[3]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Manpura had a population of 67,304. Males constituted 51.63% of the population, and females 48.37%. The population aged 18 or over was 20,940. Manpura had an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 50.4%+.[4]

Administration

Manpura was formed as a Thana on 25 December 1970 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.[1]

Manpura Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Dakshin Sakuchia, Hazirhat, Monpura, and Uttar Sakuchia. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 30 villages.[5]

Education

  • Monpura Degree College
  • Monoyara Begum mohila college
  • Abdullah al Islam Jakob College
  • Sakuchia Badiuzzaman Dakhil Madrasah
  • Monpura Girls' Secondary School
  • Hazir Hat Girls School
  • North Sakucia Secondary School

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See also

References

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