Manirampur Upazila

Manirampur Upazila (jessore district) area 444.20 sq km, located in between 22°55' and 23°06' north latitudes and in between 89°09' and 89°22' east longitudes. It is bounded by jessore sadar upazila on the north, kalaroa, keshabpur and dumuria upazilas on the south, abhaynagar upazila on the east, jhikargachha upazila on the west.

Population Total 417421; male 206842, female 210579; Muslim 342997, Hindu 74205, Buddhist 2, Christian 128 and others 89.

Water bodies' Main rivers: kobadak, Mukuleshwari, Harihar; Panidahra Beel, Jialdah Beel, Kheda Para Beel, Kheraria Beel, Khajura Baor, Khatra Baor, Hariharnagar Baor and Jhanpa Baor 'are notable.

Administration Manirampur Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. Manirampur Municipality was formed on 10 November 1997.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	17	233	235	28138	389283	940	66.1	52.8

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
17.65	9	14	28138	1594	66.1

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Kashimnagar 44	3916	7540	7638	61.5
Kultia 61	7586	8675	9095	56.3
Khanpur 50	6561	14136	14070	51.3
Kheda Para 55	7985	13680	13832	61.2
Chaluahati 11	6799	13828	14154	47.3
Jhanpa 39	7315	13389	13738	49.5
Dhakuria 16	7924	13212	13045	52.5
Durbadanga 22	6464	11838	12131	49.5
Nehalpur 83	3457	7120	7388	53.8
Bhojgati 10	2845	6797	6812	51.2
Manirampur 67	2929	6000	5912	59.3
Manoharpur 72	4163	5876	6151	56.9
Maswimnagar 78	7597	14731	15383	46.8
Rohita 89	7609	14512	14828	55.8
Shyamkur 94	7142	17529	17637	51.3
Haridaskati 27	7303	11804	11896	54.7
Hariharnagar 33	7814	11960	12946	49.5

Source  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Neel Kuthi (Joypur village).

War of Liberation During the War of Liberation an encounter was held between the Pak army and the freedom fighters at village Manohar following which the Pak army killed 23 innocent villagers. The “Fazlu Bahini”, (a group of local freedom fighters) had encounters with the Pakistani soldiers in a number of villages. A road was named after martyred freedom fighter Shaheed Akram.

For details: see মনিরামপুর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৭।

Religious institutions Mosque 821, temple 58.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 53.7%; male 56.8%, female 50.6%. Educational institutions: college 13, secondary school 114, primary school 266, madrasa 57. Noted educational institutions: Manirampur Degree College (1967), Moshihati Degree College (1970), Rajganj Secondary School (1916), Nehalpur Secondary School (1917), Kultia Secondary School (1924), Manirampur Government High School (1932), Dhakuria-Protapkati Multilateral Secondary School (1939), Manirampur Government Girls' High School (1965), Kashipur Siddiqia Alim Madrasa (1908).

Main sources of income Agriculture 68%, non-agricultural labourer 2.54%, industry 1.49%, commerce 12.64%, transport and communication 3.04%, service 5.67%, construction 1%, religious service 0.13%, rent and remittance 0.52% and others 4.97%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 65.55%, landless 34.45%; agricultural landowner: urban 45.98% and rural 66.79%.

Main crops Paddy, potato, wheat, jute, mustard.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, kaun, arahar.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, date, papaya, banana, indian jujube.

Communication facilities Pucca road 300.3 km, semi-pucca road 122 km, mud road 973.97 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport 'Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, ice factory.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, weaving, bamboo work and wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 60, most noted of which are Nehalpur Bazar, Kalibari Bazar, Manirampur Bazar, Dhakuria Bazar, Rajgarh Bazar, Chinetola Bazar.

Main exports Date molasses, jute, banana.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 70.7% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 99.0%, tap 0.6% and others 0.4%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in tube-well water of the upazila.

Sanitation 62.4% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 32.5% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 17, satellite clinic 2, community clinic 29, charitable dispensary 3.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, Jagarani Chakra, 'CARE. [GM Rabiul Islam]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Manirampur Upazila 2007.