Magura District () is a district in southwestern

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, and situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is located in

Khulna Division Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...

Administration

Magura district has 4

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s. They are: # Magura Sadar Upazila # Mohammadpur Upazila # Shalikha Upazila # Sreepur Upazila

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1039.1 km², is bounded by

Rajbari district Rajbari District () is a district in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka Division. It is a part of the Padma Division, Greater Faridpur subregion of Bengal due to the historical and cultural identities of its inhabitants, with Kushtia border on th ...

to the north,

Jessore Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wa ...

and

Narail Narail is a city in the Khulna division of southwestern Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous cou ...

districts to the south,

Faridpur district Faridpur District () is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to the northeast. The district was named for its headquarters, the city of Faridpur, Bangladesh, Faridpur, which its ...

to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.

Climate

Demographics

According to the

2022 Census of Bangladesh The 2022 Bangladeshi census () was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, and th ...

, Magura District had 254,154 households and a population of 1,033,115 with an average 4.02 people per household. Among the population, 187,703 (18.17%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 994 people per km². Magura District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.21%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. Approximately 18.90% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 8,548 (0.83%), including Bagdi and Malo. In 2011, Muslims constituted 82.01% of the population while Hindus were 17.92% of the population. The Hindu population declined from 2011 to 2022.

Education

*Government Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Magura *Arpara Government Ideal High School, Arpara, Shalikha Upazila * Magura Govt. High School, Magura Sadar, Magura * Magura Govt. Girls' High School, Magura Sadar, Magura *Govt. H.S.S Collage, Magura Sadar, Magura *Pulum Golam Sarwar Secondary School, Shalikha Upazila

Notable residents

* Muhammad Sohrab Hossain * Farrukh Ahmed, poet * Amir Hamza, poet * Shamsun Nahar Ahmed, member of parliament *

Syed Ali Ahsan Syed Ali Ahsan (; 26 March 1922 – 25 July 2002) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak (1982) and Independence Day Award (1987) by the Government of Bangladesh. In 1987, he was selected as the Nati ...

, poet * Mir Hasem Ali, MLA of

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* Syed Ator Ali, MPA of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly * M Yousuff Ali, fisheries biologist, policy planner * Mohammad Asaduzzaman, MP of

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* Syed Nazmul Hassan Lovan, Bangladeshi footballer,

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* Shakib Al Hasan, all-rounder,

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, MP Magura-1 * Kamrul Laila Jolly, former member of parliament * Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, two-term member of parliament for Magura-2 * Kazi Kader Newaj, poet * Gangadhar Sen Roy, Ayurveda practitioner and Sanskrit scholar * Biren Sikder, former state minister of youth and sports * Saifuzzaman Shikhor, politician

Notes

References

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