Madaripur 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

Upazilas and Thanas

Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:

Municipalities

Demographics

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027 with an average 4.06 people per household. Among the population, 254,175 (19.66%) inhabitants 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. Approximately, 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 508. 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. There is a small minority of 1,300 Christians in the district.

Administration

Education

The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.

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 -

Place of interest