Mirsharai Upazila

This article is about the Upazila. For the town, see Mirsharai.
Mirsharai
মীরসরাই
Upazila
Mahamaya Lake
Mahamaya Lake
Mirsarai Upazila on the map
Mirsarai Upazila on the map
Coordinates: 22°46.3′N 91°34.5′E / 22.7717°N 91.5750°E / 22.7717; 91.5750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-1
Establishment1917 (108 years ago) (1917)
HeadquartersMirsharai
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPVacant
 • ChairmanVacant
 • Chief Executive OfficerMahfuza Zerin
Area
 • Total
482.88 km2 (186.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
472,794
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Post code
4320[2]
Area code03024[3]
Websitemirsharai.gov.bd

Mirsharai Upazila (Bengali: মীরসরাই উপজেলা) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It comprises two police stations (Jorargonj and Mirsharai) and two municipalities (Baroiyarhat and Mirsharai).

History

Sultan Fakhruddin Mobarak Shah conquered Chittagong in 1340 AD and established Muslim rule in this region. During the reign of Sultans Hussain Shah and Nusrat Shah, Paragal Khan and Chhuti Khan were the rulers of this area. Subsequently, Nizam Shah, brother of emperor Sher Shah, was the ruler of this area. Nizampur Pargana is named after Nizam Shah and the whole area of Mirsharai came under the control of this pargana.

From the beginning of the 16th century the region was very rich in Bangla literature. Most of the time between 1580 and 1666, the region was under the control of the Arakanese.

The place within the current Mirsharai thana where Bujurg Umed Khan, son of Subadar Sayesta Khan, landed after crossing the Feni River was named as Bujurg Umedpur. With the conquest of Chittagong by Khan in 1666, the region came permanently under Mughal rule.

Towards the end of British rule in India, the Durgapur and Karerhat areas of Mirsharai were the centres of revolutionary activities of Chittagong. A fierce battle was fought between the freedom fighters (under Captain Wali Ahmed) and the Pak Army near the Fenafuni Bridge on the south of Mirsharai sadar, in which about 100 Pak soldiers were killed. The two sides also fought at places including Shuvapur Bridge, Hinguli Bridge, Aochi Mia Bridge and Mostan Nagar.

Geography

Mirsharai is located at 22°46′20″N 91°34′30″E / 22.7722°N 91.5750°E / 22.7722; 91.5750. It has 79,545 households and a total area of 482.88 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Mirsharai Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 86.77%
Hinduism
 
 11.92%
Buddhism
 
 1.24%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Mirsharai upazila had 79,545 households and a population of 398,716. 88,008 (22.07%) were under 10 years of age. Mirsharai had an average literacy rate of 55.08%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1128 females per 1000 males. 31,206 (7.83%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5] Ethnic population was 2,266 (0.57%), of which Tripura were 2,242.[6]

In the 1991 census in Bangladesh, Mirsharai had a population of 325712. Males constituted 49.97% of the population, and females 50.03%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 160,496. Mirsharai has an average literacy rate of 37.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7][8]

Administration

Mirsharai Upazila is divided into Baroiyarhat Municipality, Mirsharai Municipality, and 16 union parishads: Dhum, Durgapur, Haitkandi, Hinguli, Ichhakhali, Jorarganj, Katachhara, Khaiyachhara, Karerhat, Maghadia, Mayani, Mirsharai, Mithanala, Osmanpur, Saherkhali, and Wahedpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 208 villages.[9]

Baroiyarhat Municipality and Mirsharai Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[9]

Mahboob Rahman Ruhel is the was last member of parliament, elected at 2024 national parliamentary election.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are four colleges in the upazila. They include Nizampur Government College (1964), Baraiya Hat College (1974), Mirsharai College (1973), [10] and Professor Kamal Uddin Chowdhury College. Nizampur Government College is the only government college in the Upzilla.[11]

According to Banglapedia, Abu Torab High School, founded in 1914, Mirsharai Government Model Pilot High School (1962), Mithachhara High School (1947), Sarkar Hat N. R. High School (1939), and Zorwarganj Model Multilateral High School (1914) are notable secondary schools.[10]

Upazila Parishad

Serial Number Designation Name
01 Upazila Chairman vacant[12][13]
02 Vice Chairman Vacant[13]
03 Female Vice Chairman Vacant[13]
04 Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahfuza Zerin[14]
List of Upazila Chairman
Serial Number Name of Upazila Chairman Duration
01 Abu Taher 1985–1986
02 Abul Bashar Bhuiyan 1986–1991
03 Gias Uddin 2009–2014
04 Nurul Amin 2014–2019
05 Jasim Uddin 2019–2024
06 Anayet Hossain Nayon[12][13] 2024–2024

See also

References

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  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. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh: Divisions and Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  9. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b Momtaz, Ahmed (2012). "Mirsharai Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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