Mirzaganj Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Mirzaganj Upazila (Patuakhali district) with an area of 175.53 sq km, is bounded by Bakerganj upazila on the north, Barguna sadar upazila on the south, the Rajganj river and Patuakhali sadar upazila on the east, Betagi upazila on the west. Main rivers are the Rajganj, Chankhali, Srimanta, Subidkhali and Paira.

The location of Mirzaganj town is 22.3592495N 90.2149683E. Mirzaganj (Town) consists of 5 mouzas with an area of 17.61 sq km. It has a population of 17663; male 52.46%, female 47.54%. The density of population is 1003 per sq km. The town has one dakbungalow.

Mirzaganj thana was established in 1812 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 6 union parishads, 68 mouzas and 72 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics: Single domed Shahi Mosque at Masjidbaria (1710s).

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census: Population 110763; male 50.06%, female 49.94%; Muslim 93%, Hindu 6.8%, others 0.2%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 395, temple 10, dargah 2, tomb 4. Notable religious institutions: Upazila Central Jami Mosque, Dargah Sharif Jami Mosque, Chaita Darbar Sharif Jami Mosque, Kalibari Mandir, Kanthaltali Radhagovinda Mandir, Tomb of Yaruddin Khalifa.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 42.1%; male 48.6%, female 35.6%. Educational institutions: college 1, high school 26, primary school (government) 64, primary school (non-government) 43, satellite school 4. Old institutions: Subid-khali Government Primary School (1940), Kanthaltali Government Primary School (1924), Basonda Government Primary School (1934), Subid-khali Pilot High School (1934).

Cultural organisations: Rural club 15, public library 1, cinema hall 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 57.84%, fishing 1.43%, agricultural labourer 10.77%, wage labourer 3.73%, construction 1.11%, service 6.88%, commerce 7.56%, others 10.68%.

Land use: Cultivable land 12235 hectare, fallow land 111 hectares; single crop 32.49%, double crop 48.7% and triple crop land 18.81%. Cultivable land under irrigation 78%.

Land control: Among the peasants, 26% are landless, 27% marginal, 26.1% small, 14.93% intermediate and 5.97% rich; cultivable land per head 0.053 hectare.

Fishery, poultry Fishery 105, poultry 13, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities- Roads: pucca 4.25 km, semi pucca 12 km, mud road 550 km.

Manufactories: Ice mill 2, rice mill 12, saw mill 7.

Cottage industries: Weaving 3, welding 5, miscellaneous workshop 9, bamboo work 75, wood work 101, goldsmith 35, blacksmith 37, potteries 41, tailoring 82.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are asa, brac, CARE, Yubak, Solve, ISWA, CDS, Sound.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 4, family planning centre 6.