Madaripur District

Madaripur (মাদারীপুর) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.

History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).

Administrative areas
Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 Union Parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.

Parliamentary seats

 * 1) Madaripur-1
 * 2) Madaripur-2
 * 3) Madaripur-3

Upazilas and Thanas
Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:
 * 1) Madaripur Sadar
 * 2) Kalkini
 * 3) Rajoir
 * 4) Shibchar
 * 5) Dasar

Municipalities

 * Madaripur Municipality
 * Kalkini Municipality
 * Rajoir Municipality
 * Shibchar Municipality
 * Dasar Municipality

Demographics
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027. 254,175 (19.66%) were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur district had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas.

Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. Christians are another small minority.

Administration

 * Administrator of Zila Porishod: Munir Chowdhury
 * Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate (DC): Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan''

Education
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.
 * College: 21 (including 3 government)
 * Boheratola Mohila College
 * Borhamganj Government College
 * Government Sufia Mohila College
 * Madaripur Govt College
 * Nurul Amin University College
 * Shekh Hasina Women's Degree College
 * Shibchar Nandokumar High School and College
 * Syed Abul Hossain University College, Kalkini, Madaripur.
 * Secondary school: 138
 * Charmugaria Merchants High School
 * Panchkhola Muktisena High School
 * Tatibari Islamia High school
 * Kalikapur High School
 * Ishibpur High School
 * Krokchar High School
 * Hossenpur High School
 * Birmohon High School
 * Algi High School
 * G.C. Academy
 * Madaripur Public High School
 * Shohid Baccu High School
 * Shamsun Nahar Bhuiyan Girls High School
 * Kulpoddi High School
 * Khatia High School
 * Panchar High School
 * Madborerchar High School
 * Bakhorerkandi High School
 * Dr. Saleha Selim High School
 * United Islamia Government High School
 * Don-van Government Girls High School
 * Madrasa: 69
 * Shatbaria Nur-E- Mohammad(s) Dakhil Madrasha
 * Purbohosnabad Hatemia Dakhil Madrasah
 * Mithapur Nurani Madrasha
 * Chorgobindopur Alim Madrasha
 * Uttar Chorgobindopur Mia Dakhil Madrasha
 * Madaripur Ahmodia Kamil Madrasha
 * Bahadurpur Shariatia Alia Kamil (MA) Madrasah
 * Asapat Dakhil Madrasha

Notable residents
• Shah Madar

• Moulavi Asmat Ali Khan

• Shajahan Khan

• Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed

• Alaol

• Mohammad Asaduzzaman

• Haji Shariatullah

• Mohsin Uddin Dudu Mia

• Ambica Charan Mazumdar

• AFM Bahauddin Nasim

• Pulin Behari Das

• Chittapriya Ray Chaudhuri

• Panchanan Chakraborty

• Swami Pranavananda

• Gostha Pal

• Zohra Begum Kazi

• Phani Bhushan Majumder

• Fazlur Rahman Khan

• Padma Devi

• Sunil Gangopadhyay

• Basudeb Dasgupta

• Syed Abul Hossain

• Arabi Bashar

• A. B. M. Khairul Haque

• Ava Alam

• Nargis Akhter

Rivers
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -
 * Padma River,
 * Arial Khan River,
 * Kumar Upper River,
 * Kumar Lower River,
 * Visarkanda-Bagda River,
 * Torquee River,
 * Palrodi River
 * Palang River,
 * Madaripur Beel Route River and
 * The Mayankata River.



Place of interest

 * Shah Madar (RA) Dargah Sharif,
 * Madaripur Shokuni Lake,
 * The Shrine of Sufi Amir Shah (RA),
 * Algi Kazibari Mosque - Bahadurpur,
 * Raja Ram Mandir - Khalia,
 * Jhaoudi Giri - Jhaoudi,
 * Auliapur Neelkuthi - Chilarchar,
 * Mithapur Zamindar Bari - Mithapur
 * Pranab Math - Bajitpur,
 * Mather Bazaar Math - Khoajpur,
 * Khalia Shanti Kendra - Khalia,
 * Parboter Bagan - Mastofapur,
 * Senapati Dighi - Amaratola & Khatial,
 * Charmuguria Eco-Park,
 * Narayan Mandir - Panichatra,
 * Kulpadi Zamindar Bari and Weather office.