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Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, as well as his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's longest serving prime minister. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.
There is a legend that this area used to be flooded. Some saints who practiced Islam relocated to this area from Persia. They started living in this area by making canopied houses at low cost. Such houses are called "Tong" in Bengali hence the name of the place is Tungipara (Tungi+para). "Para" means neighborhood.
Tungipara is located at 22°54′00″N 89°53′00″E / 22.9000°N 89.8833°E on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara Upazila, on the south Nazirpur Upazila in Pirojpur District and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. Tungipara Upazila has 20,575 households and a total area of 128.53 km2.
The famous river Madhumati divides Tungipara from Bagerhat District.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tungipara Upazila had 26,331 households and a population of 114,482. 10.64% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.41%: 81.76% for males and 81.06% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.45 males for every 100 females. 22,104 (19.31%) lived in urban areas.
🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara Upazila had 20,575 households and a population of 100,893. 25,517 (25.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 38,020 (37.68%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara has a population of 88,102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 42,147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
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Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, as well as his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's longest serving prime minister. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.
There is a legend that this area used to be flooded. Some saints who practiced Islam relocated to this area from Persia. They started living in this area by making canopied houses at low cost. Such houses are called "Tong" in Bengali hence the name of the place is Tungipara (Tungi+para). "Para" means neighborhood.
Tungipara is located at 22°54′00″N 89°53′00″E / 22.9000°N 89.8833°E on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara Upazila, on the south Nazirpur Upazila in Pirojpur District and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. Tungipara Upazila has 20,575 households and a total area of 128.53 km2.
The famous river Madhumati divides Tungipara from Bagerhat District.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tungipara Upazila had 26,331 households and a population of 114,482. 10.64% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.41%: 81.76% for males and 81.06% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.45 males for every 100 females. 22,104 (19.31%) lived in urban areas.
🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara Upazila had 20,575 households and a population of 100,893. 25,517 (25.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 38,020 (37.68%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara has a population of 88,102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 42,147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.