Muksudpur is an Upazila of Gopalganj District

Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

The district of Gopalganj consists 356 mosques, 359 temples, six churches and four tombs.-Places of interest:* Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace which is currently used a Tafsil Office and many other Zamindar mansions. It was the home of the Basu Roy Chowdhury family. Arpara has a zamindar palace...

 in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Muksudpur is located at 23.3167°N 89.8667°E. It has 49,965 households and total area 309.63 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Muksudpur has a population of 269,489. Males constitute 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The adult (defined as 18 and older) population is 132,738. Muksudpur has an average literacy rate of 34.3% for people seven years of age and older, slightly above the national average of 32.4% literacy.

Administrative information

Chairman: Robiul alom sikder

Vice Chairman: Simul Miah

Woman Vice Chairman: Taaposhi Biswas

Muksudpur has 17 Unions/Wards, 207 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 260 villages.