Ujalpur

Ujalpur
উজলপুর
Village
Meherpur
Meherpur
Ujalpur
Location in Meherpur, Bangladesh.
Coordinates: 23°48′44″N 88°37′35″E / 23.8121°N 88.6265°E / 23.8121; 88.6265
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictMeherpur
Area
 • Total
1.854 km2 (0.716 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,548
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+6:00 (BST)
PIN
7100
Vehicle registrationMeherpur

Ujalpur is a village and post office in Kutubpur union in Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur, Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It is the birthplace of Bangladeshi cricketer Imrul Kayes.

Geography

Ujalpur is located at 23°49′N 88°37′E / 23.81°N 88.62°E / 23.81; 88.62.[2][3] It has 1170 households and total area 1.854 square kilometres (0.716 sq mi). Ujalpur is bounded by Meherpur town and Kalachandpur on the south, Manoharpur on the north, Jhaubaria and Subidpur on the east, Fatehpur and West Bengal (India) on the west. It is situated on the bank of Bhairab river.

Demographics

As of 2011 Bangladesh census Ujalpur had a population of 4,548. Males constitute 49.95% of the population and females 50.05%. Ujalpur has an average literacy rate of 49.5%, male literacy is 50.6%, and female literacy is 48.3%. In Ujalpur, 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.[4]

History

"Ujyālpūr" (as Irfan Habib spells it) was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a mahal in sarkar Mahmudabad.[5]: 11A, 101  It was listed with an assessed revenue of 37,307 dams (this translation spells the name "Ajiyálpúr").[6]: 132 

References

  1. ^ "Ujalpur Cc -meherpur Sadar". facilityregistry.dghs.gov.bd. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).
  2. ^ "Google maps of Ujalpur". Google maps. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  3. ^ "OpenStreetMap maps of Ujalpur". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  4. ^ Population & Housing Census-2011 Community Report: Meherpur (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Statistics and Informatics Division (SID), Ministry of Planning. 2015. p. 72. ISBN 978-984-33-8583-3.
  5. ^ Habib, Irfan (1982). An Atlas of the Mughal Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195603796. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Translated by Jarrett, Henry Sullivan. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2021.


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