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
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
DivisionDhaka Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerKazi Nahid Rasul [1]
Area
 • Total1,004.29 km2 (387.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • Total1,625,418
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Munshiganji, Bikrompuira, Bikrampuri, Dhakaiya
Time zoneUTC+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

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.

Map of Munshiganj district with upozilas

Tourist Attractions


Archaeological heritage

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

Rivers

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

Padma river
Padma River
Meghna River
Meghna River
Dhaleshwari River
Dhaleshwari River
Ichamati River
Ichamati River
Shitalakshya River
Shitalakshya River

Boating

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 1,625,418+1.07%
Sources:[2][9]

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,633 households and a population of 1,625,418, 18.1% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 1,126 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 71.1%, compared to the national average of 74.7%.[2]

Religions in Munshiganj District (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 91.92%
Hindus
 
 7.93%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%
Religion in present-day Munshiganj district[lower-alpha 1]
Religion Population (1941)[10]: 96–97  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[9] Percentage (2011)
Islam 513,766 58.54% 1,328,838 91.92%
Hinduism 362,986 41.36% 114,655 7.93%
Others [lower-alpha 2] 891 0.10% 2,167 0.15%
Total Population 877,643 100% 1,445,660 100%

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

Notable people

Revolutionary nationalists

Social and scientific

Art, culture and sports

Public affairs

See also

Notes

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

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munshiganj District.
  1. ↑ "List of Deputy Commissioners".
  2. 1 2 3 Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. viii, 29, 38, 45. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  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. 1 2 Ratantanu Ghosh (2012). "Munshiganj District". In Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. 1 2 "About Munshiganj". Local Government Engineering Department.
  7. ↑ "Traditional Munshiganj". Bangladesh National Portal.
  8. ↑ "lged.gov.bd".
  9. 1 2 3 "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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