Melandaha is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24.9667°N, 89.8333°W. It has 79,390 households and total area 258.32 km2. It is bounded by Islampur upazila on the north, Jamalpur Sadar upazila and Sherpur district to the east, and Madarganj upazila on the west.

Points of interest

Administration

Melandaha Thana was formed on 21 May 1925 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April in 1983. Melandaha Upazila is divided into Melandaha Municipality and 11 union parishads: Adra, Char Banipakuri, Durmot, Fulkocha, Ghuserpara, Jhaughara, Kulia, Mahmudpur, Nangla, Nayanagar, and Shuampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 132 mauzas and 199 villages.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Melandaha Upazila had 79,390 households and a population of 313,182. 76,440 (24.41%) were under 10 years of age. Melandaha has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 35.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males. 36,322 (11.60%) lived in urban areas.

Education

There are 8 colleges in the upazila. They include Jahanara Latif Mohila College, Hazrabari Sirajul Haque Degree College (founded in 1976), and Melandaha Government College (1972). Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College is being converted into Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University. The madrasa education system includes three Fazil and one Kamil madrasas.