Mymensingh Sadar Upazila

Mymensingh Sadar (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ সদর) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Mymensingh Sadar

ময়মনসিংহ সদর
Upazila
Mymensingh Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictMymensingh District
Area
 • Total388.45 km2 (149.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total775,733
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitehttp://mymensinghsadar.mymensingh.gov.bd

Geography

Mymensingh Sadar is located at 24.7500°N 90.4167°E / 24.7500; 90.4167. It has 104,567 units of household and its total area is 388.45 km². The River Brahmaputra just crosses the section of Mymensingh. A hundred plus years ago the river was wided 5-10 km and now it is a seasonal flow, not an ever-flowing river. A huge land recovered from this riverbed for a hundred years as named 'CHARS' is a big part of Mymensingh and as it was riverine land regular seasonal flood water namely from the GARO hills of Meghalaya Of India flashes up to these CHAR's. Flood is some where seasonal reasons for refreshing fertility of land and a trend of native fishes add some protein budget assistance in this poor CHAR villages.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mymensingh Sadar had a population of 775,733. Males constituted 50.43% of the population and females 49.57%. Muslims formed 93.83% of the population, Hindus 5.96%, Christians 0.17% and others 0.04%. Mymensingh Sadar had a literacy rate of 51.74% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mymensingh Sadar had a population of 566,368. Males constituted 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 284,112. Mymensingh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Mymensingh Sadar has 20 Unions/Wards, 213 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 173 villages. The City council (Nagar Parishad) is river side center of Mymensingh established by colonial native kings.

See also

References
  1. Azahar Sarkar (2012), "Mymensingh Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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