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Manpura Upazila






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Coordinates: 22°17.9′N 90°58.8′E / 22.2983°N 90.9800°E / 22.2983; 90.9800
  
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Manpura
মনপুরা
Upazila
Location of Manpura
Coordinates: 22°17.9′N 90°58.8′E / 22.2983°N 90.9800°E / 22.2983; 90.9800
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBhola District
Government
 • Honorable Parliament MemberAbdullah Al-Islam Jakob
Area
 • Total373.18 km2 (144.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total76,582
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemonpura.bhola.gov.bd

Manpura (Bengali: মনপুরা) is an upazilaofBhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

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Manpura Island (marked as Moncoorah I.) in 1778 map by James Rennell

Manpura is located at 22°17′55″N 90°58′45″E / 22.2986°N 90.9792°E / 22.2986; 90.9792. It has 8,959 households and a total area of 373.19 km2. It is bounded by Tazumuddin upazila on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south, Hatiya upazila on the east, Lalmohan and Char Fasson upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

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Religions in Manpura upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam

 

 94.00%
Hinduism

 

 6.00%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Manpura has a population of 76,582 living in 17,080 households. 22,066 (28.81%) were under 10 years of age. Manpura has an average literacy rate of 32.10% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 1,023 (1.34%) of the population lives in urban areas.[2]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Manpura had a population of 67,304. Males constituted 51.63% of the population, and females 48.37%. The population aged 18 or over was 20,940. Manpura had an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 50.4%+.[3]

Administration

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Manpura was formed as a Thana on 25 December 1970 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.[1]

Manpura Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Dakshin Sakuchia, Hazirhat, Monpura, and Uttar Sakuchia. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 30 villages.[4]

Education

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Zakir Hussain (2012). "Manpura Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bhola" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  • ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  • ^ "District Statistics 2011: Bhola" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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