Rupganj Upazila

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Rupganj Upazila (Narayanganj district) with an area of 247.97 sq km, is bounded by kaliganj (Gazipur) and gazipur sadar upazilas on the north, sonargaon upazila on the south, araihazar, narsingdi sadar and palash upazilas on the east and demra, badda and uttara thanas and gazipur sadar upazila on the west. Main river is shitalakhya.

Rupganj (Town) consists of 9 mouzas. The area of the town is 9.03 sq km. It has a population of 22749; male 53.66%, female 46.34%. The density of population is 2519 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 41.5%. The town has one dakbungalow.

Administration: Rupganj thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 11 union parishads, 199 mouzas, 376 villages.

Archaeological heritage and relics: Residence of Murarpara Zamindar.

Population 375935; male 53%, female 47%. Muslim 87.3%, Hindu 8.79%, Christian 3.64%, Buddhist 0.08% and others 0.19%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 327, temple 11, tomb 5, prayer place 2. Bandar Shahi Mosque (1481), Baba Saleh Mosque and tomb (1504) are notable.

Literacy rate and institutions: Average literacy 25.23%; male 44.9%, female 30.8%. Educational institutions: college 4, government primary school 82, non-government primary school 29, high school 29, madrasa 29. Murapara Degree College, Kanchan-Bharat High School are the important.

Cultural organisations: Club 20, cinema hall 6, women's organasation 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 25.23%, Agricultural labourer 10.72%, wage labourer 3.26%, handloom 6.31%, industries 2.85%, commerce 15.06%, transport 3.26%, service 18.73%, fishing 1.19%, others 13.39%.

Land control: Among the peasants 36% are landless, 26% marginal, 26% small and 12% rich.

Dairy and poultry farm Dairy 125, poultry 197.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 60 km, semi pucca 16 km, mud road 620 km; railways 6 km.

Manufactories: Jute mill 12, cotton yarn mill 7, paper mill 2, garments factory 1.

Cottage industries Weaving, specially jamdani.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 28, fair 2, most noted of which are Kanchan Hat, Golakandhail Hat and Murapara Hat.

NGOs activities: brac, caritas, grameen bank, asa, Socio-Economic Development Society.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 3.