Mymensingh Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Mymensingh Sadar
Native Name:ময়মনসিংহ সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:24°N 90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Mymensingh
Subdivision Name2:Mymensingh
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Mymensingh
Area Total Km2:380.72
Population Total:998,422
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Metro:576,927
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2200[2]
Area Code:091[3]
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Mymensingh Sadar (bn|ময়মনসিংহ সদর) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Most of the area of this sadar upazila is now under the Mymensingh City Corporation.[4]

Geography

Mymensingh Sadar is located at 24.75°N 90.4167°W. It has 167,472 units of household and its total area is 380.72 km2. The River Brahmaputra just crosses the section of Mymensingh.[5] A hundred plus years ago the river was widened 5–10 km and now it is a seasonal flow, not an ever-flowing river. A huge land recovered from this riverbed for a hundred years as named 'chars' is a big part of Mymensingh and as it was riverine land regular seasonal flood water namely from the Garo hills of Meghalaya Of India flashes up to these char's. Flood is some where seasonal reasons for refreshing fertility of land and a trend of native fishes add some protein budget assistance in this poor CHAR villages.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Mymensingh Sadar Upazila had 167,472 households and a population of 775,733. 187,926 (24.23%) were under 10 years of age. Mymensingh Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. 389,918 (48.85%) lived in urban areas. Muslims formed 93.83% of the population, Hindus 5.96%, Christians 0.17% and others 0.04%.[6] [7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mymensingh Sadar had a population of 566,368. Males constituted 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 284,112. Mymensingh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Mymensingh Sadar Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aqua, Austadhar, Bhabkhali, Bororchar, Boyra, Char Ishwardia, Char Nilaxmia, Dapunia, Ghagra, Khagdohor, Kushtia, Paranganj, and Sirta. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 175 villages.[9]

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 387, 401.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. News: Mymensingh municipality elevated to city corporation . . 2 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241004153222/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/mymensingh-municipality-elevated-to-city-corporation . 2024-10-04 . en.
  5. News: Brahmaputra runs dry in Mymensingh . . 27 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240613021219/https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/pollution/water-pollution/news/brahmaputra-runs-dry-mymensingh-3330301 . 2024-06-13 . en.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Mymensingh district . bbs.gov.bd . 2023-10-11 . 2021-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711054949/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Com_Mymensingh.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh . bbs.gov.bd . . 2018-12-16 . 2018-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181216210836/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Mymensingh.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  9. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185427/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Mymensingh.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.