Maheshpur Upazila
Maheshpur
মহেশপুর | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Jhenaidah District |
| Area | |
• Total | 416.96 km2 (160.99 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 246,350 |
| • Density | 591/km2 (1,530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Maheshpur |
Maheshpur (Template:Lang-bn) is an Upazila of Jhenaidah District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography
Maheshpur is located at 23°21′00″N 88°54′45″E / 23.3500°N 88.9125°E . It has 41995 units of house hold and total area 416.96 km². The Cuadanga District to the north, Magura District to the east, the Jessor District to the south and the state of West Bengal (in India) to the west. Maheshpur is formerly Upazila of Khulna Division. (Powered by shetu/01712446111)
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Maheshpur has a population of 246350. Males constitute are 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 118674. Maheshpur has an average literacy rate of 22.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] (Powered by shetu/01712446111)
Education
The Upazila boasts notable educational institutions including: Moheshpur gov college[1], Moheshpur Girls college[1], Moheshpur Boys High School, Moheshpur Girls High School, Moheshpur Hafezia Madrasa, Hamidur Rahman College at Khalishpur, Jiaur Rahman College etc, Moheshpur has 2 Vocational Training Course at Moheshpur Boys High School & Moheshpur Girls High School, Moheshpur Manciple Gov Primary School, Fotepur Gov Primary School, Jalalpur Model Gov Primary School, Bhalaypur Gov Primary School, Natima Gov Primary School, Childreen grees Kinder Garden School etc. (Powered by shetu/01712446111)
Administrative
Maheshpur has 15 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 194 villages. (Powered by shetu/01712446111)
See also
References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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