Manpura () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Bhola District Bhola District () is an administrative district of Barisal Division in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It has an area of 3,403.48 km2. It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal Distri ...

in the Division of

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Divi ...

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 ...

Geography

thumbnail, left, 250px, Manpura Island (marked as Moncoorah I.) in 1778 map by James Rennell Manpura is located at . It has 8,959 households and a total area of 373.19 km². It is bounded by Tazumuddin upazila on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south,

Hatiya upazila Hatiya () is an upazila (sub-district) of Noakhali District in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. It encompasses of a small archipelago in southeastern Noakhali, most notably Hatiya Island, Nijhum Dwip, Domar Char, Kolatoli Char, Bhasan Char and ...

on the east, Lalmohan and

Char Fasson Char Fasson () is a town and municipality in Bhola District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of Char Fasson Upazila. References See also Char Fasson Upazila Char Fasson () is an upazila of ...

upazilas on the west.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of Bangladesh 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 r ...

, Manpura has a population of 76,582 living in 17,080 households. 22,066 (28.81%) were under 10 years of age. Manpura has an average literacy rate of 32.10% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 1,023 (1.34%) of the population lives in urban areas. According to the

2001 Bangladesh census In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...

, Manpura had a population of 67,304. Males constituted 51.63% of the population, and females 48.37%. The population aged 18 or over was 20,940. Manpura had an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 50.4%+.

Administration

Manpura was formed as a Thana on 25 December 1970 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983. Manpura Upazila is divided into four

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 ...

s: Dakshin Sakuchia, Hazirhat, Monpura, and Uttar Sakuchia. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 30 villages.

Education

* Monpura Degree College * Monoyara Begum mohila college * Abdullah al Islam Jakob College * Sakuchia Badiuzzaman Dakhil Madrasah * Monpura Girls' Secondary School * Hazir Hat Girls School * North Sakucia Secondary School

Notable people

* Jafar Ullah Chowdhury, politician

References

Upazilas of Bhola District {{Barisal-geo-stub