Mirpur Upazila

Mirpur (মিরপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Mirpur Thana was formed in 1885 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

History
Mirpur was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a mahal in sarkar Mahmudabad. It was listed with an assessed revenue of 2,370 dams.

The former Mirpur Thana, which was formed in 1885, became an upazila on 1 August 1983.

Geography
Mirpur is located at 23.9333°N, 89°W. It has 82,783 households and a total area of 305.06 km2.

The upazila is bounded by Bheramara and Ishwardi upazilas on the north, Alamdanga and Kushtia Sadar upazilas on the south, Kushtia Sadar upazila on the east, Daulatpur, Gangni, and Alamdanga upazilas on the west.

Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mirpur upazila had 82,783 households and a population of 330,115. 64,533 (19.55%) were under 10 years of age. Mirpur had a literacy rate of 41.86%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. 32,802 (9.94%) of the population lived in urban areas.

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mirpur had a population of 266,046. Males constitute 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. The population aged 18 or over was 136,611. Mirpur had an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration
Mirpur Upazila is divided into Mirpur Municipality and 13 union parishads: Ambaria, Amla, Bahalbaria, Baruipara, Chhatian, Chithalia, Dhubail, Fulbaria, Kursha, Malihad, Poradaha, Sadarpur, and Talbaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 116 mauzas and 192 villages.

Mirpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.