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Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district[3] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.[4]

Munshiganj
মুন্সীগঞ্জ
District of Bangladesh
Clockwise from top-left: Idrakpur Fort, Baba Adam's Mosque, Sonarong Jor Moth, Meghna near Munshiganj, Dhaleshwari River bank in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
Nickname: 
Bikrampur
Location of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Munshiganj District
Coordinates: 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
 (2011 census)
 • Total1,445,660
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Munshiganji, Bikrompuira, Bikrampuri, Dhakaiya
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)0.649[2]
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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.[5]


Administration


The district consists of 6 upazilas:[4]

  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%
Sources:[6]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Munshiganj District had a population of 1,445,660, of which 721,552 were males and 724,108 were females. Rural population was 1,259,554 (87.13%) while urban population was 186,106 (12.87%). Munshiganj had a literacy rate 56.09% for the population 7 years and above: 56.44% for males and 55.74% for females.[6]

Religions in Munshiganj District (2011)[6]
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)[7]: 96–97  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[6] 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. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. "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.
  4. Ratantanu Ghosh (2012). "Munshiganj District". In Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. S.M. Saidur Rahman. "Golden Bangladesh - Login". goldenbangladesh.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Munshiganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI BENGAL PROVINCE" (PDF).
  8. "M Hamidullah Khan". bengalrenaissance.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  9. Frontline Web page Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Bangladeshi Novels Web page". bangladeshinovels.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  11. Taiyab A. Sheikh. ":: Munshigonj District | Famous | A. N. Hamidullah ::". munshigonj.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  12. "Interview with Bangladesh's leader Fakhruddin Ahmed - TIME". time.com. 2007-03-22. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

На других языках

- [en] Munshiganj District

[ru] Муншигандж (округ)

Муншигандж (бенг. মুন্সিগঞ্জ জেলা, англ. Munshiganj District) — округ в центральной части Бангладеш, в области Дакка. Образован в 1984 году из части территории округа Дакка. Административный центр — город Муншигандж. Площадь округа — 955 км². По данным переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 293 536 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 35,8 %, что ниже среднего уровня по Бангладеш (43,1 %). 90,78 % населения округа исповедовало ислам, 8,01 % — индуизм, 1,2 % — христианство.


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