Mohadevpur Upazila

Mohadevpur (Bengali: মহাদেবপুর) is an Upazila of Naogaon in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Mohadevpur

মহাদেবপুর
Upazila
Mohadevpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°55.1′N 88°44.9′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNaogaon
Area
 • Total397.67 km2 (153.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total292,589
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6530
WebsiteMohadevpur Website

Geography
Map of Naogaon District

Mohadevpur is located at 24.9333°N 88.7417°E / 24.9333; 88.7417. It has 76,089 households and total area 397.67 km2 and it is bounded by Patnitala on the north, Manda and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the south, Badalgachhi and Naogaon Sadar upazilas on the east and Niamatpur and Porsha upazilas on the west. Main river is Atrai.

Mahadevpur Upazila consists of 3,06 mouzas. The area of the town is 40.46 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mohadevpur Upazila has a population of 2,92,589. Males constitute 51.06%(1,46,905) of the population, and females 48.94%(1,45,954). 18 Years above population is 1,98,322. Mohadevpur Upazila has an average literacy rate of 49.8% (7+ years).[1]

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, in Mohadevpur, Muslims formed 79.62% of the population, Hindus 17.95%, Christians 0.14% and others 2.28%.[2]

Art and culture

Cultural organizations Public library 1, rural club 15, theater group 1, cinema hall 3, woman's association 1, jatra party 1, women welfare association 1 and playground 30.

Public library

The only public library of Mohadevpur is situated adjacent to the Upazila Parishad office.

Economy

Main occupations Agriculture 52.24%, agricultural labourer 29.99%, commerce 7.26%, wage labourer 1.49%, service 2.2%, others 6.82%. Land use Agricultural land 30386 hectares; fallow land 375 hectares. Single crop 25%, double crop 41% and treble crop land 34%. Land under irrigation 83%. Land control Among the peasants 20% are rich, 24% medium, 30% marginal, 26% landless. Value of land Market value of land of first grade is Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare. Tour organization 1.Notable only one tour organization is We are fearless.


A front view of Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar
  • Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar
Zila Parishad Dak Banglow, Mohadevpur, Naogaon
  • Zila Parishad Dak Banglow
  • Mohadevpur Rajbari

Administration

Mahadevpur upazila was established in 1898.

Mahadevpur Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Bhimpur, Chandas, Cheragpur, Enayetpur, Hatur, Khajur, Mahadevpur, Roygon, Sofapur, and Uttargram. The union parishads are subdivided into 307 mauzas and 301 villages.[3]

Government

The name of administrative officers; UNO: Upazila Chairman: Abdus Sattar Nannu

The name of union Chairmans

1. MD. Abdul Mannan Chaudhury Dulal (Chairman,Mohadevpur UP) 2. (Chairman,Hatur UP) 3. (Chairman,Khajur UP) 4. (Chairman,Chandash UP) 5. (Chairman,Raigaon UP) 6. (Chairman,Enayetpur UP) 7.Md. Samsul Alam(Bachu) (Chairman,Sofapur UP) 8. Abid Hossen Sorkar (Chairman,Uttargram UP) 9.MD.ASRAK ALI (panel chairman,Charagpur UP) 10.Ram Prosad Vaddra (Chairman,Vimpur UP)

Literacy

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 27.4%; male 35.4% and female 19.8%. Educational institutions: college 5, high school 39, government primary school 84, non-government high school 41, madrasa 21, qawmi madrasa 20.

Education

Major educational institutes include:

Colleges[4]
Name Founded
Jahangirpur Govt. College 1967
Raigaon College 1972
Jahangirpur Girls School & College School 1974 & College 1996
Chandash Degree College 1994
Arif Memorial College 2001
Mohadevpur Technical & Business Management College 2001
Matajihat Technical & B.M College 2003
Rodoil Technical & B.M College 2003
Mohadevpur Agricultural & Technical College 2003
Binodpur Akhter Hamid Siddeque Technical & B.M College 2004
Jahangirpur T.B.M College 2005
Mohadevpur (Kunjaban) Technical & Business Management Girls College 2006

Secondary schools
Serial No. Name Founded Serial No. Name Founded
01 Mohadevpur Sarba Mongala (Pilot) High School 1921 27 Mohinagar High School
02 Jahangirpur Model High School 1983 28 Mohishbathan High School
03 Raigaon High School 29 Gaholi B.L High School
04 Khajur U.P High School 30 Belkuri High School
05 Saraswatipur High School 1940 31 Mortujapur High School
06 Joypur Dangapara High School 1963 32 Chandash M.S High School
07 HatChawkgauri High School 33 Bagdob High School
08 Shibganj High School 1971 34 Kunjaban Bondor Technical Girls High School
09 Hamidpur Jigatola High School 35 Paharpur J.N Girls High School
10 Pathakata High School 36 Gongarampur High School
11 KrishnaGopalpur High School 37 Malahar Girls High School
12 Bharaduba Akther Hamid Siddique High School 1993 38 Akhter Siddeque Girls High School
13 Uttargram B.L High School 39 Barendra Bidya Niketon
14 Rosulpur High School 40 Bhalain Alfatunnesa Memorial High School
15 Dhonjail High School 41 Bilshikari Lower Secondary School
16 Shalbari High School 42 Bamonsata Adarsha Lower Secondary School
17 Jontigram T.A High School 43 Matrimongala Lower Secondary Girls School
18 Jowanpur B.L High School 44 Chanda Ideal Lower Srcondary School
19 Bokapur High School 45 Formanpur Lower Secondary School
20 Daul Barbakpur High School 46 Kanchan Lower Secondary Girls School
21 Kurail Shere Bangla High School 47 Bagdob Lower Secondary Girls School
22 Kalushohor High School 48 Chandash Lower Secondary Girls School
23 Khapur Haji Dhonej Uddin High School 49 Sagoroil Adarsha Lower Secondary School
24 Deborpur D.N.G High School 50 B.S Lower Secondary School
25 Bilchara R.C.P High School 51 Moijora Lower Secondary School
26 Mohadevpur Vocational Training Institute 52 Paharpur Lower Secondary School

Health Department

Upazila Health & Family Planning Officer: Dr. Aktharuzzaman Alal

Other Doctors:

1. Dr. Anowarul Islam (Mithu), Eye Consultant 2. Dr. Suvasish Das (Sumon), Assistant Professor, BSMMU 3. Dr. Bibekanondo Ghosh (Opu) 4. Dr. Ranjon Chowdhury 5. Dr. Rakibul Hasan 6. Dr. Prottus Kumar Mondal 7. Dr. Debashis biswas

Mahadevpur Zamindari

Mahadevpur Zamindari was established during the time of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605-1627). Nayanchandra Rai Chowdhury was the founder of the zamindari. His early habitation was in Bardhaman, West Bengal. Nayanchandra Raichowdhury or his successor Bireshwar Raichowdhury believed to have received the Jagir of pargana Jahangirabad from emperor Jahangir as a reward for assisting the Mughals to invade Bangla. Later this jagir turned as an immense zamindari and it was renamed as Jahangirpur after the name of the emperor.

Bireshwar Raichowdhury was noted as a good administrator. For the welfare of the people, he constructed temples and excavated ponds in his zamindari vicinity. After the death of Bireshwar Raichowdhury, his estate was divided between his four sons and a cousin brother named Laxmikanta Raichowdhury. After the death of Laxmikanta, his son Brajanath Raichowdhury succeeded him. In his lifetime Brajanath divided his estate equally between his two sons, Durganath Raichowdhury and Govindanath Raichowdhury. Govindanath was an influential, kind-hearted and learned zamindar. After his death his son Shaymanath Raichowdhury succeeded him as the next zamindar of Mahadevpur.'

Shaymanath Raichowdhury was a philanthropist zamindar. He established a school and a hospital in Mahadevpur and contributed financial aid regularly for the maintenance of those institutions. He contributed a huge amount of money for establishing a printing press in Dinajpur city and during the famine of 1874, he donated more than 15000 taka for the relief committees of Bengal. Besides, Shaymanath bequeathed lands for the construction of roads, spent huge amount of money for establishing new schools and for arranging wedding ceremony of the poor Brahmins youths of Bengal.

Shaymanath Raichowdhury died at 24 in 1878. The successors of Mahadevpur were Khitishchandra Raichowdhury of Barataraf and Raibahadur Narayanchandra Raichowdhury of Chhotataraf. Narayanchandra Raichowdhury was noted as a scholar and a philanthropist zamindar. He established Mata Sharbamongoladevi High School at Mahadevpur in 1921. The zamindari was abolished under the East Bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950. Jahangirpur College was established in 1967 within the Mahadevpur palace, which happened to be now a government College.[5]

Technology

In Mohadevpur upazila some Private & Govt. Organization give computer & Information Technology support.

See also

References
  1. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011 (National Report Volume-2: Union Statistics)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 378.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Nagaon" (PDF). Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Naogaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Colleges of Mohadevpur Upazila". Bangladesh National Portal.
  5. Kazi Mustafijur Rahman (2012). "Mohadevpur Zamindari". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Chittaranjan Mandal (2012). "Mohadevpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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