Mymensingh Sadar Upazila (mymensingh district) area 388.45 sq km, located in between 24°38' and 24°54' north latitudes and in between 90°11' and 90°30' east longitudes. It is bounded by nakla and phulpur upazilas on the north, trishal and fulbaria upazilas on the south, ishwarganj and gauripur upazilas on the east, muktagachha and jamalpur sadar upazilas on the west.
Population Total 674452; male 350372, female 324080; Muslim 631018, Hindu 41948, Buddhist 1245, Christian 93 and others 148. Indigenous communities such as garo, Koch and hajong belong to this upazila.
Water bodies Main river: old brahmaputra.
Administration Mymensingh Sadar Thana was formed in 1867 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Upazila | ||||||||
Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
1 |
13 |
136 |
174 |
332721 |
341731 |
1736 |
64.0 |
34.6 |
Municipality | ||||||||
Area (sq km) |
Ward |
Mahalla |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) |
|||
21.73 |
21 |
85 |
227204 |
10456 |
71.1 |
Upazila Town | ||||||||
Area (sq km) |
Mouza |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) |
||||
46.30 |
8 |
105517 |
2279 |
47.6 |
Union | ||||
Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
Male | Female | |||
Ashtadhar |
6380 |
11887 |
11616 |
37.03 |
Akua |
2640 |
23574 |
18331 |
56.70 |
Kushtia |
6047 |
13177 |
12400 |
32.53 |
Khagdahar |
7698 |
4539 |
4434 |
31.46 |
Ghagra |
8247 |
23880 |
22962 |
35.14 |
Char Ishwardia |
7358 |
20246 |
18849 |
36.40 |
Char Nilakshmia |
8115 |
19416 |
18501 |
33.45 |
Dapunia |
7268 |
21026 |
20664 |
42.25 |
Paranganj |
7254 |
15983 |
15221 |
24.93 |
Baira (Kewatkhali) |
2412 |
11670 |
10950 |
44.33 |
Borar Char |
8168 |
12934 |
12364 |
24.54 |
Bhabkhali |
7771 |
22607 |
20860 |
39.09 |
Sirta |
7357 |
16168 |
15317 |
33.86 |
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS