Meherpur District

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History

According to Ashraf Siddiqui, the district is named after the 16th century dervish Meher Ali Shah.

The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed and solemnly sworn in Meherpur's Baidyanathtala village (later renamed as Mujibnagar), on 17 April 1971 under the leadership of Tajuddin Ahmed and Syed Nazrul Islam. The entire Proclamation ceremony was organised by local leaders under the supervision of Momeen Chowdhury and MM Rustom Ali.[3] Meherpur became a district in 1983 under CMLA Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Meherpur District had 195,322 households and a population of 705,356 with an average 3.59 people per household. Among the population, 104,284 (14.78%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 951 people per km2. Meherpur District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.14%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 22.53% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 161.[4]

Religions in Meherpur District (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.87%
Hinduism
 
 1.20%
Christianity
 
 0.92%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%
Religion in present-day Meherpur District
Religion 1941[5]Template:RpTemplate:Efn 1981[6] 1991[6] 2001[6] 2011[6] 2022[4]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg 109,443 70.94% 389,094 96.86% 479,654 97.51% 576,962 97.55% 640,751 97.77% 690,349 97.87%
Hinduism File:Om.svg 41,487 26.89% 6,569 1.64% 6,299 1.28% 6,779 1.15% 7,870 1.20% 8,497 1.20%
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg 3,104 2.01% 5,857 1.46% 5,802 1.18% 7,389 1.25% 6,627 1.01% 6,478 0.92%
Others Template:Efn 240 0.16% 207 0.04% 162 0.03% 306 0.05% 144 0.02% 32 0.01%
Total Population 154,274 100% 401,727 100% 491,917 100% 591,436 100% 655,392 100% 705,356 100%

In 2022, Muslims formed 97.87% of the population, Hindus 1.20%, and Christians 0.92%. Other religions were 0.01%.

Economy

Main sources of income: Agriculture 68.95%, non-agricultural labourer 3.24%, industry 0.87%, commerce 13.83%, transport and communication 2.21%, service 3.81%, construction 1.03%, religious service 0.14%, rent and remittance 0.59% and others 5.33%.[1]

See also

Notes

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References

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