Madaripur District

District in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Madaripur

মাদারীপুর

District

Madaripur Rajaram Mondir

Location of Madaripur District in Bangladesh

Expandable map of Madaripur District

Coordinates: 23°10′N 90°06′E﻿ / ﻿23.17°N 90.10°E﻿ / 23.17; 90.10
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Dhaka
Named for| Sufi Syed Madar
Headquarters| Madaripur
Government

• Deputy Commissioner| Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan
• District Council Chairman| Munir Chowdhury [1]
Area

• District

| 1,125.69 km2 (434.63 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

• District

| 1,293,027
• Density| 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
• Urban

| 315,471
Demonym| Madaripuri-Bangali
Time zone| UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code|

7900

Area code| 0661
Geocode| BD.DA.MD
ISO 3166 code| BD-36
HDI (2018)| 0.649[3]
medium · 3rd of 21
Website| www.madaripur.gov.bd

Madaripur (Bengali: মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.[4]

## History

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Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).

## Administrative areas

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Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.[5]

### Parliamentary seats

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1. Madaripur-1
2. Madaripur-2
3. Madaripur-3

### Upazilas and Thanas

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Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:[4][6]

1. Madaripur Sadar
2. Kalkini
3. Rajoir
4. Shibchar
5. Dasar

### Municipalities

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* Madaripur Municipality
* Kalkini Municipality
* Rajoir Municipality
* Shibchar Municipality
* Dasar Municipality

## Demographics

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

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1974 | 807,404| —
1981 | 943,126| +2.24%
1991 | 1,069,176| +1.26%
2001 | 1,146,349| +0.70%
2011 | 1,165,952| +0.17%
2022 | 1,293,027| +0.94%
Sources:[2][7]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027 with an average 4.06 people per household. Among the population, 254,175 (19.66%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 508.[2]

Religions in Madaripur District (2022)[2]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 88.68%
Hinduism |

| 11.21%
Other or not stated |

| 0.11%

Religion in present-day Madaripur District[a] Religion  | 1941[8]: 100–101 | 1981[7] | 1991[7] | 2001[7] | 2011[7] | 2022[2]

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Pop. | %  | Pop. | %  | Pop. | %  | Pop. | %  | Pop. | %  |  |
Islam | 442,755  | 70.49%  | 795,679  | 84.37%  | 916,021  | 85.68%  | 1,001,316  | 87.35%  | 1,023,702  | 87.80%  | 1,146,678  | 88.68%
Hinduism | 184,309  | 29.34%  | 145,795  | 15.50%  | 146,669  | 13.72%  | 143,093  | 12.48%  | 141,097  | 12.10%  | 144,904  | 11.21%
Others [b] | 1,047  | 0.17%  | 1,652  | 0.13%  | 6,486  | 0.60%  | 1,940  | 0.17%  | 1,153  | 0.10%  | 1,445  | 0.11%
Total Population  | 628,111  | 100%  | 943,126 | 100%  | 1,069,176  | 100%  | 1,146,349  | 100%  | 1,165,952  | 100%  | 1,293,027  | 100%

Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. There is a small minority of 1,300 Christians in the district.

## Administration

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* Administrator of Zila Porishod: Munir Chowdhury[9]
* Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan[10]

## Education

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The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.

* Colleges: 21
* Boheratola Mohila College
* Borhamganj Government College
* Government Sufia Mohila College
* Madaripur Govt College
* Nurul Amin University College
* Shekh Hasina Women's Degree College
* Shibchar Nandokumar High School and College
* Syed Abul Hossain University College, Kalkini, Madaripur.
* Secondary school: 138
1. Charmugaria Merchants High School
2. Panchkhola Muktisena High School
3. Tatibari Islamia High school
4. Kalikapur High School
5. Ishibpur High School
6. Krokchar High School
7. Hossenpur High School
8. Birmohon High School
9. Algi High School
10. G.C. Academy
11. Madaripur Public High School
12. Shohid Baccu High School
13. Shamsun Nahar Bhuiyan Girls High School
14. Kulpoddi High School
15. Khatia High School
16. Panchar High School
17. Madborerchar High School
18. Bakhorerkandi High School
19. Dr. Saleha Selim High School
20. United Islamia Government High School
21. Don-van Government Girls High School
* Madrasa: 69
1. Shatbaria Nur-E- Mohammad(s) Dakhil Madrasha
2. Purbohosnabad Hatemia Dakhil Madrasah
3. Mithapur Nurani Madrasha
4. Chorgobindopur Alim Madrasha
5. Uttar Chorgobindopur Mia Dakhil Madrasha
6. Madaripur Ahmodia Kamil Madrasha
7. Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Kamil (MA) Madrasah
8. Asapat Dakhil Madrasha

## Notable residents

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* Shah Madar
* Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan
* Shajahan Khan
* Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed
* Alaol
* Mohammad Asaduzzaman
* Haji Shariatullah
* Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia
* Ambica Charan Mazumdar
* AFM Bahauddin Nasim
* Pulin Behari Das
* Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri
* Panchanan Chakraborty
* Swami Pranavananda
* Gostha Pal
* Zohra Begum Kazi
* Phani Bhushan Majumder
* Fazlur Rahman Khan
* Padma Devi
* Sunil Gangopadhyay
* Basudeb Dasgupta
* Syed Abul Hossain
* Arabi Bashar
* A. B. M. Khairul Haque
* Ava Alam
* Nargis Akhter

## Rivers

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There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -

* Padma River,
* Arial Khan River,
* Kumar Upper River,
* Kumar Lower River,
* Visarkanda-Bagda River,
* Torquee River,
* Palrodi River
* Palang River,
* Madaripur Beel Route River and
* The Mayankata River.

Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia

## Place of interest

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* Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
* Madaripur Shokuni Lake,
* The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
* Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
* Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
* Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
* Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
* Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
* Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
* Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
* Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
* Parboter Bagan - Mostofapur,
* Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
* Charmuguria Eco-Park,
* Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
* Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.

## See also

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* Dhaka Division
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Thanas of Bangladesh

## Notes

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1. ^ Madaripur, Rajair, Kalkini and Sibchar thanas of Faridpur district
2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madaripur District.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Madaripur district.

1. ^ madaripur.gov.bd
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. ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Madaripur District". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
5. ^ "Madaripur district at a glance". Madaripur District. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
6. ^ "Bangladesh adds three new Upazilas". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
7. ^ a b c d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. ^ "Census of India, 1941 Volume VI Bengal Province" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
9. ^ "AL men appointed administrators". The Daily Star. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
10. ^ "New Deputy Commissioner at Madaripur". 23 November 2023.

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