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'''Munshiganj Sadar Upazila''' ([[Munshiganj District|munshiganj district]]) area 160.79 sq km, located in between 23'23' and 23'35' north latitudes and in between 90'28' and 90'35' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Narayanganj Sadar Upazila|narayanganj sadar]], [[Bandar Upazila|bandar]] ([[Narayanganj District|narayanganj]]) and [[Sonargaon Upazila|sonargaon]] upazilas on the north, [[Bhedarganj Upazila|bhedarganj]] and [[Naria Upazila|naria]] upazilas on the south, [[Gazaria Upazila|gazaria]] and [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|matlab uttar ]]upazilas on the east, [[Tongibari Upazila|tongibari]] and Nariaupazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 327015; male 170747, female 156268; Muslim 310092, Hindu 16716, Buddhist 76, Christian 58 and others 104.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Meghna River|meghna]], [[Padma River|padma]], [[Dhaleshwari River|dhaleshwari]], [[Ichamati River|ichamati]].

''Administration'' Munshiganj Thana was formed in 1901 and it was turned into an upazila in 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
|-
|
2

|
9

|
94

|
187

|
107903

|
219112

|
2034

|
59.7

|
46.0
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality (Mirkadim)

|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
14.17

|
9

|
31

|
41320

|
2916

|
60.8

|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality (Munshiganj)
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
4.29

|
9

|
46

|
53202

|
12401

|
60.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per
sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
2.89

|
3

|
13381

|
4630

|
52.2

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Adhara
20

|
8176

|
15051

|
14224

|
27.09

|-
|
Char
Kewar 28

|
5373

|
15877

|
14339

|
48.38

|-
|
Panchasar
76

|
3032

|
29872

|
26551

|
48.84

|-
|
Bajra
Jogini 22

|
2461

|
8807

|
8272

|
51.68

|-
|
Bangla
Bazar 23

|
4889

|
7733

|
6896

|
37.80

|-
|
Mahakali
47

|
2384

|
9495

|
9414

|
56.81

|-
|
Mollahkandi
57

|
3849

|
13280

|
12503

|
40.01

|-
|
Rampal
85

|
1831

|
16428

|
15119

|
59.83

|-
|
Silai
38

|
7420

|
4049

|
4149
|
32.07
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:MunshigangSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' [[Idrakpur Fort|idrakpur fort]] (1660), Panditer Bhita (birth place of [[Srijnan Atish Dipankar|atish dipankar]]) at Bajra Jogini, Baba Adam Shahid Mosque at Rampal (1483), homestead of Raja Vallala Sena, Rampal Dighi, Raja Harish Chandra's Dighi, Kodal Dhoar Dighi, homestead of Raja Sreenath, Sree Sree Lakshminarayan Jeu Temple, tomb of Baro Aulia.

''History of the War of Liberation'' In 1971 when the Pak army began mass-killing in Dhaka city on the night of 25 March the students and youths of Munshiganj raided the treasury and captured arms and ammunitions to resist the Pak army. They successfully guarded the riverside area to check the onrush of the Pak army towards Munshiganj. The people of Narayanganj in alliance with the youths of Munshiganj resisted an attack of the Pak army on 31 March. On 9 May the Pak army established military camp in Munshiganj; two days later the Pak army killed 14 innocent persons. On 14 May the Pak army raided Kewar and killed a number of youths. During the war of liberation, the house of Radhika Mohan Ghosh at village Nayagaon on the bank of the Dhaleshwari had been the secret shelter and outpost of the freedom fighters. The freedom fighters used to launch attacks on the Pak army coming through the river from the rooftop of this pucca building.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site and memorial monument 1 (old student hostel premises of Munshiganj High School).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 170, temple 22, tomb 2, dargah 1, akhra 1. Noted religious institutions: Kacharighat Jami Mosque, Thana Jami Mosque, Launch-ghat Mosque, Jaikalimata Mandir, Jagaddhatri Mandir, tomb of Kadira Pagla, tomb of Chhala-pagli, dargah of Elahi Mastan, Lakshmi Narayan Jeu Akhra.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 50.6%; male 53.5%, female 47.4%. Educational institutions: college 4, technical training centre 1, primary teachers training institute (PTI) 1, secondary school 26, primary school 109, madrasa 9. Noted educational institutions: Government Haraganga College, Government Mohila College, Munshiganj College, Bajra Jogini JK High School (1883), Munshiganj Multilateral High School (1885), AVGM Government Girls' High School (1892), Binodpur Ramkumar High School (1919), Rampal NBM High School (1933), KK Government Institution (1942), Idrakpur High School (1970).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Munshiganjer Kagoz; weekly: Munshiganj Sangbad, Khola Kagoj, Kagojer Khabar, Satya Prokas; monthly: Vikrampur Barta, Vikrampur; little magazine 'Oa' Bibokha; defunct periodical: Kaler Vela, Sangsaptak, Sarab.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, club 6, music academy 2, theatre group 3, theatre stage 1, literary and cultural organisation 4, art school 1, cinema hall 6, auditorium 1, women's organisation 17, stadium 1.

''Tourists spots'' Idrakpur Fort, Rampal's Dighi, Harish Chandra's Dighi, Pandit Atish Dipankar's' Bhita.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 37.69%, non-agricultural labourer 5.57%, industry 1.25%, commerce 22.59%, transport and communication 4.36%, service 11.06%, construction 1.68%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 3.81% and others 11.84%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 42.27%, landless 57.73%; agricultural landowner: urban 24.86% and rural 50.85%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, potato, wheat, jute, mustard, chilli, vegetables.

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

''Main fruits'' Banana, mango, papaya, jackfruit, litchi.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 1, dairy 15, poultry 1.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 27.27 km, mud road 100 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, cement factory, paper mill, garments factory, biscuit factory, saw mill, brick field.

''Cottage industries'' Potteries, pati making, cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 17, fairs 8, most noted of which are Munshir Hat, Chitalia Hat, Mirkadim, Makahati, Munshiganj Bazar, Katakhali Bazar, Kamalaghat Bazar, Rikabi Bazar, Baruni Mela (Kamalaghat), Rampal Maghi-Purnima Mela, Dasami Mela (Kamalaghat), Munshiganj Rathjatra Mela, Rampal Rathjatra Mela, Manasa Mela (Munshiganj).

''Main exports'' Potato, vegetables, jute.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 75.85% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.75%, tap 3.98%, pond 1.30% and others 2.97%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in 20.22% of the shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 60.50% (rural 54.70% and urban 25.24%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 35.90% (rural 41.15% and urban 25.24%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 3.60% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, mother and child welfare centre 1, upazila health complex 1, health and family welfare centre 9, clinic 9.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[ASA|asa]], [[BRAC|brac]],[[Proshika| proshika]]. [Ratantanu Ghosh]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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