Mymensingh Sadar Upazila

This article is about the sub-district. For the city, see Mymensingh. For the city corporation, see Mymensingh City Corporation. For the District, see Mymensingh District.

Mymensingh Sadar ময়মনসিংহ সদর
Upazila
Skyline of Mymensingh city
Coordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh
District	Mymensingh
Headquarters	Mymensingh
Area
• Upazila	380.72 km^2 (147.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Upazila	998,422
• Density	2,600/km^2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro	576,927
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2200[2]
Area code	091[3]
Website	mymensinghsadar.mymensingh.gov.bd

Mymensingh Sadar (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ সদর) is an upazila of Mymensingh District[4] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Most of the area of this sadar upazila is now under the Mymensingh City Corporation.[5]

Geography

Mymensingh Sadar is located at 24.7500°N 90.4167°E / 24.7500; 90.4167. It has 167,472 units of household and its total area is 380.72 km^2. The River Brahmaputra just crosses the section of Mymensingh.[6] A hundred plus years ago the river was widened 5–10 km and now it is a seasonal flow, not an ever-flowing river. A huge land recovered from this riverbed for a hundred years as named 'chars' is a big part of Mymensingh and as it was riverine land regular seasonal flood water namely from the Garo hills of Meghalaya Of India flashes up to these char's. Flood is some where seasonal reasons for refreshing fertility of land and a trend of native fishes add some protein budget assistance in this poor CHAR villages.

Demographics

Religions in Mymensingh Sadar Upazila (2022)[7]
Religion			Percent
Islam			94.05%
Hinduism			5.70%
Other or not stated			0.25%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Mymensingh Sadar Upazila had 167,472 households and a population of 775,733. 187,926 (24.23%) were under 10 years of age. Mymensingh Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. 389,918 (48.85%) lived in urban areas. Muslims formed 93.83% of the population, Hindus 5.96%, Christians 0.17% and others 0.04%.[8][9]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mymensingh Sadar had a population of 566,368. Males constituted 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 284,112. Mymensingh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[10]

Administration

Mymensingh Sadar Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aqua, Austadhar, Bhabkhali, Bororchar, Boyra, Char Ishwardia, Char Nilaxmia, Dapunia, Ghagra, Khagdohor, Kushtia, Paranganj, and Sirta. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 175 villages.[11]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Mymensingh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. pp. 387, 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Azahar Sarkar (2012), "Mymensingh Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, archived from the original on 2020-10-26, retrieved 2015-09-27
5. "Mymensingh municipality elevated to city corporation". bdnews24.com. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04.
6. "Brahmaputra runs dry in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13.
7. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
8. "Community Tables: Mymensingh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
9. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
10. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
11. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.