Mohanpur Upazila HQ

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

Mohanpur Upazila (Rajshahi district) with an area of 162.65 sq km, is bounded by Manda and Tanore upazilas on the north, Paba and Durgapur (Rajshahi) upazilas on the south, Bagmara upazila on the east, Tanore upazila on the west. Main rivers are Shiba and Baranai.

The location of the Mohanpur town is 24.5490876N 88.6462247E. Mohanpur (Town) consists of seven mouzas. The area of the town is 9.52 sq km. The town has a population of 9387; male 50.83% and female 49.17%; population density per sq km is 985. Literacy rate among the town people is 34%.

Mohanpur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1917. It consists of six union parishads, 167 mouzas and 154 villages.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 126396; male 50.32%, female 49.68%; Muslim 96.17%, Hindu 3% and others 0.83%; ethnic nationals: 50 Santal families living in Khasigram union.

Religious institutions Mosque 308, temple 8; noted religious institutions: Saipara Jami Mosque, Keshorehat Jami Mosque.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 25.2%; male 33.6% and female 16.7%. Educational institutions: college 11, high school 22, junior high school 5, madrasa 10, government primary school 45, non-government primary school 33. Noted educational institution: Mohanpur Pilot High School (1948).

Main occupations Agriculture 52.11%, fishing 2.23%, agricultural labourer 23.10%, wage labourer 1.8%, commerce 9.28%, service 2.56%, transport 1.47% and others 7.45%.

Land use Total cultivable land 10740 hectares; fallow land 281.67 hectares; single crop 19%, double crop 20% and treble crop land 61%.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 8. dairy 29, fishery 31, hatchery 2, nursery (fish) 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 50 km, semi pucca 15 km and mud road 200 km.

Manufactories Ice factory 5, welding 20.

Cottage industries Bamboo work 250, goldsmith 200, blacksmith 50, potteries 40, wood work 25, tailoring 250.

NGO activities Operationally important ngos are brac, asa, grameen bank, ccdb.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 5 and rural health centre 1.