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'''Ishwardi Upazila''' ([[Pabna District|pabna district]]) area 246.90 sq km, located in between 24°03' and 24°15' north latitudes and in between 89°00' and 89°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by lalpur and [[Baraigram Upazila|baraigram]] upazilas on the north, [[Kushtia Sadar Upazila|kushtia sadar]] and [[Mirpur Upazila|mirpur]] ([[Kushtia District|kushtia]]) upazilas and the [[Ganges River|ganges]] river on the south, [[Pabna Sadar Upazila|pabna sadar]] and [[Atgharia Upazila|atgharia]] upazilas on the east, [[Bheramara Upazila|bheramara]] upazila and Ganges river on the west.

''Population'' Total 292938; male 152800, female 140138; Muslim 284043, Hindu 8372, Buddhist 473 and others 40.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]] (Ganges), Kamala; Pati Beel is notable.

''Administration'' Ishwardi Thana was formed in 1949 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
1

|
7

|
128

|
123

|
96305

|
196633

|
1186

|
58.5

|
46.7

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
19.59

|
9

|
29

|
62617

|
3196

|
57.4

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
17.79

|
4

|
33688

|
1894

|
60.5

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Dashuria 21

|
7347

|
15226

|
14064

|
46.06

|-
|
Pakshi 52

|
4802

|
17961

|
16703

|
60.63

|-
|
Muladuli 42

|
10548

|
17986

|
16976

|
48.69

|-
|
Lakshmikundi 31

|
12503

|
12271

|
10626

|
31.79

|-
|
Sara
84

|
5317

|
12167

|
10883

|
47.27

|-
|
Sahapur 63

|
6790

|
21608

|
19881

|
44.79

|-
|
Silimpur 73

|
8255

|
23211

|
20758

|
54.12

|}
''Source ''Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Patirajpur Jami Mosque.

''Historical events'' On 29 March 1971, the Pak army killed five young men at village Madhabpur. An encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pak army was held at village Joynagar. On 14 December the Indian air forces bombarded on the Hardinge Bridge in which span No. 12 was broken and spans 9 and 15 were partially damaged.

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''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Shaheed memorial monument (old bus terminal).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 210, temple 12, church 3, pagoda 1. Noted religious institutions: Ishwardi Central Jami Mosque, Mosjidul Fatah, Thakurbari Temple, Moubaria Temple.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 50.7%; male 52%, female 49.2%. Educational institutions: college 7, secondary school 51, textile vocational institute 1, agricultural diploma institute 1, primary school 91, community school 4, kindergarten 25, madrasa 18. Noted educational institutions: Ishwardi Government College (1963), Sara Marowari School and College (1917), Pakudria High School (1907), Ruppur Girls' School (1918), Bangladesh Raiway Government Girls' High School (1918), Ishwardi Girls' High School (1929), Mobaram Memorial High School, Railway Nazim Uddin High School, Pakshi Chandraprobha High School,' Majdia Islamia Senior Madrasa (1961).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Uttar Janata; weekly: Junction, Janadabi; quarterly: Agrani; periodicals: Ekusher Chetana, Ekush Amar Ekush.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 5, cultural group 7, sports association 108, women's organisation 32, cinema hall 4, theatre stage 1, theatre group 2.

''Tourist spots'' Hardinge Bridge, Lalan Shah Setu (bridge), Agricultural Research Centre (one of the largest in Asia), Regional Agricultural Research Centre, Dal (pulsees) Research Centre, Silk Grannery, Sugarcane Research Centre (biggest in Asia and the only research centre in Bangladesh).

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 33.63%, non-agricultural labourer 7.56%, industry 1.73%, commerce 20.90%, transport and communication 5.26%, service 13.86%, construction 3.17%, religious service 0.23%, rent and remittance 0.48% and others 13.18%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 42.96%, landless 57.04%; agricultural landowner: urban 28.56% and rural 50.03%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, sugarcane, betel leaf, potato, onion, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, linseed, china, burley, arahar, guja, sweet potato, white mustard.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, papaya, lemon, plum, palm, wood apple.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 12, dairy 170, poultry 28.'

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 200 km, mud road 710 km; waterway 17 nautical miles; railways 30 km; airport 1.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Sugar mill, paper mill, spinning mill, cement factory, rice mill, steel mill.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving, goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, jute made products, bamboo work, wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 3, most noted of which are Sahapara Natun Hat, Aotapara Hat, Ishwardi Bazar, Pakshi BBC Bazar, Majpara Hat, Dashuria Hat, Arancola Hat, Arambaria Hat and Muladuli Hat.

''''Main exports'' ' Betel leaf, onion, papaya, vegetables, rice, sugarcane molasses, sugar, cement, flour.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 37.74% of the dwellings have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 90.61%, tap 1.60%, pond 0.15% and others 7.64%.

''Sanitation'' 30.23% (rural 17.04% and urban 57.09%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 53.97% (rural 63.63% and urban 34.30%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 15.80% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, railway hospital 2, union family welfare centre 7, clinic 4, charitable hospital 3.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]], [[CCDB|ccdb]], ITCL, Nova, Mauchak Bangla, The Door Bangladesh. [Md Shahidullah Khan]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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