union parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
under
Gobindaganj Upazila
Gobindaganj () is an Upazila of Gaibandha District and the Division of Rangpur. It is one of the largest upazila in Bangladesh including 17 unions and 1 municipality.
Geography
Gobindaganj is located at . It has 132,572 households and total ar ...
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Gaibandha District
Gaibandha District () is a district in northern Bangladesh, located within Rangpur Division. Covering an area of 2,179.27 square kilometers (841.42 sq mi), it had a population of 2,562,232 as of the 2022 census. The district's administrative headq ...
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Rangpur Division
Rangpur Division (; ;
) is a first-level Divisions of Bangladesh, administrative division of Bangladesh. It covers the northernmost part of the country with a population of about 18 million inhabitants within an area of . Rangpur Division shar ...
, Bangladesh. It is located east of Gobindaganj. There is a
sugar mill
A sugar cane mill is a factory that processes sugar cane to produce raw sugar or plantation white sugar. Some sugar mills are situated next to a back-end refinery, that turns raw sugar into (refined) white sugar.
The term is also used to refer ...
named Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited. There is a railway station. There are many primary schools, high schools, madrashas and colleges in Mahimaganj. Mahimaganj Alia Kamil Madrasha is one of the largest madrasha institution in
North Bengal
North Bengal ( , Uttar Banga) is a cross-border cultural–geographic region consisting of the north-western areas of Bangladesh as well as the northern part of the West Bengal state of India. Bounded to the east by the Jamuna and in the south ...
which is situated in Mahimaganj.
Geography
Mahimaganj Union has a total area of . The
Bangali River
The Bangali River () is one of the main rivers in northern Bangladesh (commonly known as North Bengal). There is the possibility that it might merge with the Jamuna River, which could lead to major changes in the geography of the region.
Etymol ...
is the union's approximate eastern boundary (across which lies Saghata Upazila).
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Mahimaganj Union had 9,252 households and a population of 36,791. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 44.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
Organization
Sugar mills
* Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited has a daily capacity of 1,500 metric tons.
Prodhan Group
Rice mills
* M/s. Prodhan Traders (Exporter & Importer).
* M/s. Nehan Traders (Exporter & Importer).
* M/s. Prodhan Agro Food Industries has a daily capacity of 100 metric tons.
* M/s. Tania Agro Food Industries has a daily capacity of 100 metric tons.
* Prodhan Food Agro Industries Limited has a daily capacity of 350 metric tons.
* Nehan Agro Industries has a daily capacity of 150 metric tons.
Oil mills
* Prodhan Oil Mill's Limited has a daily capacity of 350 metric tons. (Rice Bran Oil).
* Mahimaganj Town Club XI
* Mahimaganj Kheloar Kallyan Club
Cultural Organizations:
* Mahimaganj Shilpakala Academy
Administration
Mahimaganj Union is divided into 11 mauzas: Balua, Baman Hazra, Bochadaha, Jagadishpur, Jibanpur, Jirai, Khurda Gopalpur, Kumiradanga, Pantair, Panthamari, and Sreepatipur.
Transport
The Mahimaganj Railway Station is the main railway station providing trains on national routes operated by the state-run Bangladesh Railway.
Education
M A Motalib technical & BM College, Mahimaganj Degree College, founded in 1972 and Mahimaganj Women's College, founded in 1999 are the major college in the union.
According to Banglapedia, Rangpur Sugar Mills KG High School, founded in 1962, is a notable secondary school.
The madrasa education system includes one kamil
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...
, Mahimaganj Alia Kamil Madrasa, founded in 1937.
Notable residents
*
Ahmed Hossain
Ahmed Hossain (7 March 1896 – 19 May 1961), minister for agriculture, forest and fisheries department in Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy's cabinet 1946/47, chairman of Rangpur District Board (Undivided Bengal), minister for agriculture in East Paki ...
(Chairman Rangpur District Board, Minister for Agriculture, Forest & Fisheries)