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'''Manda Upazila''' ([[Naogaon District|naogaon district]]) area 375.94 sq km, located in between 24°37' and 24°53' north latitudes and in between 88°35' and 88°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Mahadebpur Upazila|mahadebpur]] upazila on the north, [[Baghmara Upazila|baghmara]] and [[Mohanpur Upazila|mohanpur]] upazilas on the south, [[Naogaon Sadar Upazila|naogaon sadar]], [[Raninagar Upazila|raninagar]] and [[Atrai Upazila|atrai]] upazilas on the east, [[Niamatpur Upazila|niamatpur]] and [[Tanore Upazila|tanore]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 352560; male 178853, female 173707; Muslim 317807, Hindu 32302, Buddhist 287, Christian 18 and others 2146.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Atrai River|atrai]], Shiva; Manda and Uthrail beels are notable.

''Administration'' Manda Thana was formed in 1943 and it was turned into an upazila in 1987.

{| 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
|-
|
-

|
14

|
299

|
291

|
11591

|
340969

|
938

|
53.5

|
40.3
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
7.54

|
6

|
11591

|
1537

|
53.52

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Kashab
47

|
5205

|
9871

|
9667

|
42.98

|-
|
Kalikapur
33

|
6870

|
11377

|
11030

|
37.82

|-
|
Kansopara
40

|
6491

|
11828

|
11680

|
40.89

|-
|
Kusumba
54

|
6834

|
17763

|
17112

|
39.02

|-
|
Ganeshpur
27

|
6540

|
12935

|
12327

|
39.05

|-
|
Tentulia
94

|
8718

|
12992

|
12569

|
45.32

|-
|
Nurullabad
74

|
6104

|
13770

|
13512

|
39.73

|-
|
Paranpur
81

|
7188

|
13264

|
13015

|
33.31

|-
|
Prasadpur
88

|
6430

|
11423

|
11207

|
42.77

|-
|
Bishnupur
20

|
6453

|
9996

|
9529

|
47.93

|-
|
Bharso
13

|
13309

|
17029

|
16444

|
39.52

|-
|
Bhalain
6

|
7594

|
11296

|
11168

|
38.72

|-
|
Manda
67

|
5843

|
14433

|
14000

|
42.04

|-
|
Mainani
61

|
5843

|
10876

|
10447

|
44.24

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

[[Image:MandaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Six-domed Kushumba Shahi Mosque (1558), Thakur Manda Raghunath Temple, Neel Kuthi at Satihat.

''History of the War of Liberation'' In August 1971 the Pak army killed 128 persons at village Pakuria under Bharso union of the upazila and buried them in a mass grave. Besides, the Pak army conducted mass killing and heavy plundering in the upazila and also set many houses on fire.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1 (Manoharpur), mass killing site 1 (Pakuria).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 922, temple 21, church 2, sacred place 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 40.7%; male 48%, female 33.3%. Educational institutions: college 13, secondary school 75, primary school 207, kindergarten 2, madrasa 13. Noted educational institutions: Manda Momen Sahana Degree College (1970), Mainani Multilateral High School (1895), Manda Pilot High School (1914), Pajor Bhanga Primary School (1901), Majidpur Fazil Madrasa (1970).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 1, club 41, cinema hall 4, playground 146.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 78.75%, non-agricultural labourer 2.28%, industry 0.68%, commerce 8.99%, transport and communication 1.86%, service 2.69%, construction 0.49%, religious service 0.09%, rent and remittance 0.08% and others 4.09%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, mustard, potato, sugarcane, sesame, kalai, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Kaun, barley, linseed, arahar,

''Main fruits'' Mango, litchi, banana, jackfruit, guava, papaya.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 6, dairy 79, poultry 95.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 42 km, semi-pucca road 38 km, mud road 237 km; waterway 14 nautical miles.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 5, most noted of which are Chaubadia Hat, Shabai Hat, Deluabari Hat, Sati Hat and Prasadpur Hat.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, sugarcane molasses, banana, papaya.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 15.86% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.22%, tap 0.37%, pond 0.21% and others 6.2%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 12.98% (rural 12.19% and urban 36.58%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 31.91% (rural 32.28% and urban 21.02%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 55.11% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Natural disasters'' Many people were victims of the famine of 1770 (popularly known as manvantar of 1176, BS) and the epidemic following the floods of 1962 and 1995.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 9, family planning centre 12, community clinic 49.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE, [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]]. [Md.Abu Rashed]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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