Monohorgonj Upazila

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| official_name = Monohorgonj

| native_name = মনোহরগঞ্জ

| settlement_type = Upazila

| image_skyline = Boro Sharifpur Jame Mosque cumilla.jpg

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| image_caption = Bara Sharifpur Jame Masjid

| image_map = Manoharganj in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_type2 = District

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| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong

| subdivision_name2 = Comilla

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| area_total_km2 = 166.50

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| population_total = 275715

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=396}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = Postal code{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/e23255f7-7282-4015-88ed-4d2ddb4952c7 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| postal_code = 3571 (Laxmanpur)

| postal2_code_type = Postal code{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/e23255f7-7282-4015-88ed-4d2ddb4952c7 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| postal2_code = 3572 (Bipulashar)

| website = {{URL|https://monohargonj.comilla.gov.bd}}

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| timezone = BST

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Monohorgonj ({{langx|bn|মনোহরগঞ্জ উপজেলা}}) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.{{cite book

|author=Mukul Mahmud

|chapter=Monoharganj Upazila

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Manoharganj_Upazila

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}

History

The upazila was formed in 2005 with 11 unions from the southern region of erstwhile Laksam upazila.{{Cite web|title=মনোহরগঞ্জ উপজেলা - বাংলাপিডিয়া|url=http://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE|access-date=2021-02-16|website=banglapedia|language=bn}}

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Manoharganj Upazila had 44,847 households and a population of 244,943. 67,031 (27.37%) were under 10 years of age. Manoharganj has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.41%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1180 females per 1000 males. 1,189 (0.49%) lived in urban areas.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Comilla district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Comilla.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Comilla.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Geography

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Monohorgonj Upazila is located in the southern part of Comilla District in Bangladesh. The Dakatia River runs through the upazila. This upazila is bounded by Laksam upazila on the north, Nangalkot upazila on the east, Senbagh, Sonaimuri and Chatkhil upazilas of Noakhali district on the south and Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur district on the west.

Manoharganj Upazila Complex (Upazila Parishad) is located at Khodai Vita on the south side of Manoharganj Bazar along the banks of Dakatiya river.

= Rivers =

File:Dakatia River.jpg

Notable and only river of this upazila is Dakatia River. This Upazila is situated on the banks of this river. A dam has been built by the Water Development Board toward one side of the waterway close to the Upazila. Once this river was the main medium of communication with Monohorgonj Upazila. Even today, to some extent, goods are transported on that river.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|script-title=bn:মনোহরগঞ্জ উপজেলা ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি|url=http://monohargonj.comilla.gov.bd/site/page/20ad2690-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Monohorgonj Upazila}}

Administration

Monohorgonj Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Baishgaon, Bipulashar, Hasnabad, Jhalam Dakshin, Jhalam Uttar, Khela, Lokkhanpur, Moishatua, Natherpetua, Shoroshpur, and Uttar Howla. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 181 villages.{{cite web|author=|title=District Statistics 2011: Comilla|url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425041117/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2015|access-date=14 July 2014|website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Education

Currently there are 2 government colleges, 2 private colleges, 1 government high school, 27 total high schools, 26 madrasas, 105 government primary schools. The literacy rate of this Upazila is:

  • Average-48.74%
  • Male-50.38%
  • Female-47.19%

Economy

The economy of this upazila is largely dependent on agriculture. No natural assets, for example, oil, gas, or coal mineshafts were found in this Upazila. The people of this territory make a living by creating agricultural products, grains, and fishing.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|script-title=bn:এক নজরে মনোহরগঞ্জ উপজেলা|url=http://monohargonj.comilla.gov.bd/site/page/20ad14b3-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Monohorgonj Upazila}}

See also

References

{{Comilla District}}

{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}}

Category:Upazilas of Comilla District