Manoharganj Upazila

Manoharganj Upazila (comilla district) area 166.50 sq km, located in between 23°04' and 23°12' north latitudes and in between 90°59' and 91°08' east longitudes. It is bounded by laksham upazila on the north, chatkhil and sonaimuri upazilas on the south, nangalkot upazila on the east and shahrasti upazila on the west.

Population Total 210810; male 103407, female 107403.

Water bodies Dakatia River and Mollar Canal are notable.

Administration Manoharganj upazila was formed in 2005 comprising parts of Laksham upazila.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	11	146	160	-	210810	1289	-	48.74

colspan="5" | Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Uttar Jhalam 42	3192	10376	9772	54.23
Uttar Hawla 94	4275	10109	10963	51.67
Khila 91	3873	9228	9956	51.39
Dakshin Jhalam 45	3549	9810	10013	47.22
Nather Petua 70	3214	8848	9082	50.07
Baishgaon 13	4545	10247	11064	43.00
Bipulasar 73	3418	9139	8696	42.39
Maisatua 38	4289	9847	10435	47.67
Lakshmanpur 59	2888	7525	8042	53.46
Saraspur 82	4401	10028	10613	50.66
Hasnabad 14	3254	8250	8767	44.43

Source  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Dhikchanda Math Bari, Naraharipur Dighi adjacent to the dargah of Mia Saheb, Nageshwar Dighi adjacent to the Sharifpur Mazar.

History of the War of Liberation On 13 September 1971, a frontal battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at Chaumuhani on the northern side of the Hasnabad Bazar in which 70 Pak soldiers were killed and so was on freedom fighter.

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (Hasnabad).

Noted religious institutions Shah Sharifpur Dargah, Chandpur Dargah, Bara Mia Hujur Dargah, Mia Shaheber Dargah, Dhikhanda Math Bari, Maisatua Mahapravu Sena Ashram.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 48.74%; male 50.38%, female. 47.19%. Educational institutions: Degree college 3, college 1, secondary school 28, primary school 86, community primary school 12, kindergarten 18, BRAC school 42, madrasa 15.

Cultural organisations Library 1.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, mustard seeds, corn and sugarcane.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 15, dairy 30, poultry 35, hatchery 15, nursery 400.

Commnication facilities' Pucca road 934 km, mud road 460 km, railway 3 km, water way 14.03 nautical miles.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin and bullock cart.

Cottage industries Blacksmith, potteries, weaving.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 4, fair 1, most noted of which are Mella Bazar, Nadnar Bazar, Lakshmanpur Bazar and Manoharganj Bazar and Baishakhi Mela.

Health centres Satellite clinic 3, family welfare centre 8 and clinic 4.

Natural disasters The cyclones of 1941 and 1968 caused heavy damages to settlements, livestock and crops of the upazila.

NGO activities brac, asa. [Abul Kalam Azad]

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