Munshiganj District

District of Bangladesh in Dhaka

Munshiganj

মুন্সীগঞ্জ

District of Bangladesh

Clockwise from top-left: Idrakpur Fort, Baba Adam's Mosque, Meghna near Munshiganj, Sonarong Jor Moth, Dhaleshwari River bank in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila, Nateshwar Deul, Padma Bridge

Nickname:

Bikrampur

Location of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh

Expandable map of Munshiganj District

Coordinates: 23°28′N 90°32′E﻿ / ﻿23.46°N 90.54°E﻿ / 23.46; 90.54
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Dhaka
Headquarters| Munshiganj
Government

• Deputy Commissioner| Kazi Nahid Rasul [1]
Area

• Total| 1,004.29 km2 (387.76 sq mi)
Population

(2022 census)[2]

• Total| 1,625,416
• Density| 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Munshiganji, Bikrompuira, Bikrampuri, Dhakaiya
Time zone| UTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)| 0.649[3]
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Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district[4] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.[5]

## Geography[edit]

Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), out of which 138472 acres (560 km2) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km2) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277 acres (163 km2) of land is irrigated while 26242 acres (106 km2) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.[citation needed]

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Map of Munshiganj district with upazilas

### Tourist Attractions[edit]

#### Archaeological heritage[edit]

* Idrakpur Fort(1660) in Munshiganj town

* Marble statue of Ashutosh Ganguly inside the library room of Haraganga College.[6]

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## Rivers[edit]

Main rivers here are the Padma River, Meghna River, Dhaleshwari River, Ichamati Riverand Shitalakshya River.[6]

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Padma River

Meghna River

Dhaleshwari River

Ichamati River

Shitalakshya River

## Boating[edit]

Boating is one of the traditions of the people in Munshiganj District. A traditional boat race was held in the Dhaleshwari River which thousands of people came to see. The boat race was held in a 3 km area from the Mirkadim Municipality to Munshiganj launch harbor. Boats with 60 oarsman, 50 oarsman and 25 oarsman participate in this competition every year[7]

## Administration[edit]

It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 603 wards, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities.[8]

The district consists of 6 upazilas:[5]

1. Lohajang Upazila
2. Sreenagar Upazila
3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
5. Tongibari Upazila
6. Gazaria Upazila

## Demographics[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1974 | 908,285| —
1981 | 1,065,573| +2.31%
1991 | 1,188,387| +1.10%
2001 | 1,293,972| +0.85%
2011 | 1,445,660| +1.11%
2022 | 1,625,416| +1.07%
Sources:[2][9]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416. 303,978 (18.70%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1618 people per km2. Munshiganj district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1061 females per 1000 males. 18.09% of the population lived in urban areas.[2]

Religions in Munshiganj District (2022)[2]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 92.34%
Hinduism |

| 7.52%
Other or not stated |

| 0.14%

Religion in present-day Munshiganj district[a] Religion  | Population (1941)[10]: 96–97 | Percentage (1941)  | Population (2022)[2] | Percentage (2022)

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Islam | 513,766  | 58.54%  | 1,500,926  | 92.34%
Hinduism | 362,986  | 41.36%  | 122,234  | 7.52%
Others [b] | 891  | 0.10%  | 2,256  | 0.14%
Total Population | 877,643 | 100% | 1,625,416 | 100%

91.92% are Muslims, 7.93% Hindus. Although Hindus were once over 40% of the district, most have left to India.

## Notable people[edit]

Revolutionary nationalists

* M. Hamidullah Khan, Bangladesh Forces, Sector Commander, Sector 11, Bangladesh War of Independence 1971[11]
* Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bengali physicist[12]
* Badal Gupta
* Benoy Basu
* Dinesh Gupta
* Sarojini Naidu, politician
* Chittaranjan Das, poet, founder of Swaraj Party and lawyer

Social and scientific

* Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, biologist, physicist and botanist
* Chashi Nazrul Islam, filmmaker
* Humayun Azad, linguist, poet and novelist[13]
* Durga Mohan Das, Brahmo reformer
* Dwarkanath Ganguly, Brahmo reformer

Art, culture and sports

* Atiśa, Buddhist religious leader and master
* Brojen Das, the first Bangladeshi and Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times
* Alauddin Ali, music composer and director
* Imdadul Haq Milan, writer
* Buddhadeb Bosu, writer, poet, playwright, essayist
* Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, author, teacher
* Ananta Jalil, actor, director, producer, businessman, and philanthropist
* Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer-songwriter, composer, actor and model.
* Tele Samad, actor
* Radhu Karmakar, Indian cinematographer and director in Hindi cinema
* Azmeri Haque Badhon, actress, dentist
* Shimul Yousuf, actress, singer
* Nazma Anwar, actor
* Munni Saha, journalist, television host

Public affairs

* A. N. M. Hamidullah, first governor, Bangladesh Bank [14]
* Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser to the Non-Party Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, 2007–2008.[15]
* Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
* A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh
* M. A. Naser, engineering educator, Vice Chancellor of BUET, Ekushey Padak recipient

## See also[edit]

* Districts of Bangladesh
* Munshiganj Vihara
* Idrakpur Fort

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Munshiganj subdivision of Dhaka district
2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munshiganj District.

1. ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners".
2. ^ a b c d e Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report (PDF). Vol. 1\. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023.
3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
4. ^ "Bangladesh Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System". theodora.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
5. ^ a b Ratantanu Ghosh (2012). "Munshiganj District". In Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
6. ^ a b "About Munshiganj". Local Government Engineering Department.
7. ^ "Traditional Munshiganj". Bangladesh National Portal.
8. ^ "lged.gov.bd".
9. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
10. ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF).
11. ^ "M Hamidullah Khan". bengalrenaissance.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
12. ^ Frontline Web page Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ "Bangladeshi Novels Web page". bangladeshinovels.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
14. ^ Taiyab A. Sheikh. ":: Munshigonj District | Famous | A. N. Hamidullah ::". munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
15. ^ "Interview with Bangladesh's leader Fakhruddin Ahmed". Time. 2007-03-22. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

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