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'''Mithapukur Upazila''' ([[Rangpur District|rangpur district]]) area 515.62 sq km, located in between 25°26' and 25°41' north latitudes and in between 89°06' and 89°27' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Rangpur Sadar Upazila|rangpur sadar]] and [[Pirgachha Upazila|pirgachha]] upazilas on the north, [[Pirganj Upazila (Rangpur District)|pirganj]] and [[Sadullapur Upazila|sadullapur]] upazilas on the south, Pirgachha and [[Sundarganj Upazila|sundarganj]] upazilas on the east, [[Badarganj Upazila|badarganj]] and [[Nawabganj Upazila (Dinajpur District)|nawabganj]] ([[Dinajpur District|dinajpur]]) upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 449612; male 230207, female 219405; Muslim 409362, Hindu 33611, Buddhist 1671, Christian 1456 and others 3512.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Jamuneshwari, [[Ghaghat River|ghaghat]].

''Administration'' Mithapukur Thana was formed in 1885 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February 1984.

{| 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
|-
|
-
|
17
|
310
|
314
|
11635
|
437977
|
872
|
58.40
|
41.24
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" |Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
6.36

|
5

|
11635

|
1829

|
58.40

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Emadpur
44

|
9705

|
18355

|
17088

|
34.93

|-
|
Kafrikhal
55

|
8926

|
18563

|
17751

|
39.08

|-
|
Khoragachh
61

|
8138

|
12898

|
12622

|
35.14

|-
|
Gopalpur
50

|
6974

|
9770

|
9650

|
42.15

|-
|
Chengmari
33

|
7667

|
12512

|
12417

|
39.66

|-
|
Durgapur
39

|
9199

|
22642

|
21049

|
49.31

|-
|
Pairaband
89

|
6826

|
13810

|
13147

|
40.73

|-
|
Bara
Hazratpur 16

|
8221

|
15060

|
13902

|
45.27

|-
|
Barabala
11

|
5909

|
9416

|
9175

|
41.49

|-
|
Balarhat
22

|
5754

|
10948

|
10814

|
44.61

|-
|
Balua
Masimpur 10

|
7599

|
9688

|
9449

|
42.36

|-
|
Bhangni
27

|
6365

|
12642

|
11949

|
39.65

|-
|
Mayenpur
83

|
7677

|
12109

|
11717

|
36.28

|-
|
Milanpur
72

|
6283

|
9462

|
9008

|
43.06

|-
|
Mirzapur
78

|
7513

|
13771

|
12796

|
42.24

|-
|
Rani
Pukur 94

|
7071

|
12644

|
11912

|
42.45

|-
|
Latifpur
67

|
7587

|
15917

|
14959

|
47.23

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

[[Image:MithapukurUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' House of [[Hossain, Roquiah Sakhawat|begum roquiah]] (Pairaband), Turka Mosque at Latifpur union (Mughal period), three domed Jami Mosque at village Mithapukur, mazar and mosque of Gazi Pir at Bairagiganj, three domed mosque at village Bhangni, house of Raja Bhavachandra and Bagdevi Mandir (extinct) at Dhap Udaypur, Benuban Buddhist Vihara, ancient mandir of Aladipur, Zamindar Bari at Phulchawki, Baldipukur Mission and Church, Mithapukur (pond, excavated during the Mughal period).

''Historical events'' The Praja Vidraha (tenant movement) was held in Mughat Hat and Patgram during the British rule. The people of the upazila took part in Rangpur Cantonment raid on 28 March 1971. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] direct encounters were held on the border of Pirganj-Mithapukur and the Damdama Bridge areas between the Pak army and the combined forces of the freedom fighters and the allied troops. The Pak army conducted mass killing and plundering in the upazila of which the most brutal was mass killing at Joyram Anwar Mouza in Pairaband union.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 3 (at a place on the eastern side of the tomb of Gazi Pir at Boiragiganj, near the Damdama Bridge and Damdama Bazar); mass killing site 5 (Damdama Bridge, Damdama Bazar, in front of the tomb Gazi Pir at Boiragiganj, Jamuneshwari River bed at Milanpur point, backyard of Jhinuk Cinema Hall).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 650, temple 32, church 2, tomb 4, buddhist vihara 1. Noted religious institutions: Turka Mosque at Latifpur Union, three domed Jami Mosque at village Mithapukur, mazar' and mosque of Gazi Pir at Boiragiganj, three domed Mosque at village Bhangni, Ancient Mandir of Aladipur village, Baldipukur Church, Benuban Buddhist Vihara.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 41.7%; male 45.49%, female 37.75%. Educational institutions: college 16, secondary school 74, primary school 245, madrasa 110. Noted educational institutions: Mithapukur College (1970), Shathibari College (1970), Shathibari Multilateral High School (1958).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 1, club 86, theatre group 1, auditorium 1, playground 15, cinema hall 5.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 69.47%, non-agricultural labourer 4.43%, industry 0.51%, commerce 11.27%, transport and communication 3.05%,' service 3.48%, construction 0.8%, religious service 0.17%, rent and remittance 0.11% and others 6.71%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 53.2%, landless 46.8%; agricultural landowner: urban 50.4% and rural 53.27%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, sugarcane, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Jute, tobacco.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, blackberry, papaya, banana.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 15, dairy 70, poultry 100, nursery 22, hatchery 3.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 129.9 km, semi-pucca road 40 km, mud road 1340 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Husking mill 75, saw mill 25, oil mill 2, ice factory 10, bidi factory 1, welding factory 20, dairy and food products 1, meat processing industry 1, cold storage 4.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith 76, potteries 55, jute work 10, leather work 12, bamboo work 230, tailoring 202.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 60, fairs 12, most noted of which are Shathibari Hat, Jayagirhat, Shukur Hat, Bairati Hat, Rani Pukur Hat, Chowdhury Gopalpur Hat, Balua Hat, Serudanga Hat, Shathibari Durga Puja Mela, Mithapukur Bazar Puja Mela, Bairati Baruni Mela, Chowdhury Gopalpur Hat Baruni Mela.

''Main exports'' Paddy, wheat, sugarcane molasses, potato, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 11.53% (urban 48.57% and rural 10.64%) of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.31%, tap 0.65%, pond 0.31% and others 7.73%.

''Sanitation'' 12.6% (rural 11.96% and urban 39.18%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 27.39% (rural 27.42% and urban 26.29%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 60.01% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, union family planning centre 17, union health centre 11, regional training centre for family planning 1.

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

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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