Mollahat Upazila
Mollahat
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Mollahat (Bengali: মোল্লাহাট) is an upazila of Bagerhat District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
History
Mollahat, established as a Thana in 1967, was turned into an upazila in 1983.
During the War of Liberation (1971), a battle between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani troops was fought at Charkulia in which about 200 Pakistani soldiers including a captain were killed.
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Geography
Mollahat is located at 22°56′30″N 89°42′00″E / 22.9417°N 89.7000°E. It has 28,498 households and a total area of 187.88 km2.
The upazila is bounded by the Kalia upazila on the north, Fakirhat and Chitalmari upazilas on the south, Chitalmari, Tungipara, and Gopalganj Sadar upazilas on the east, and Terokhada and Rupsa upazilas on the west. Main rivers in the upazila are Madhumati, Atharbanki, and Chitra; noted depressions are Kenduar Beel and Kodaliar Beel.[1]
Demographics
As of the
According to the
Mollahat (Town) consists of 8 mouzas with an area of 8.79 km2. It has a population of 10708; male 51.83%, female 48.17%. The density of population is 1218 per km2. The literacy rate among the town people is 36%. The town has one dakbungalow.
At the 1991 Census, 75.01% of the population were
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 31.6%; male 36.8% and female 26.2%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 13, government primary school 58, non-government primary school 19 and madrasa 8, noted of which are Angra Government Primary School (1918) and Madartali Model Government Primary School (1928).
Points of interest
There is a single domed mosque at Kulia union.
Administration
Mollahat Upazila is divided into seven
Religious institutions
There are 267 mosques, 72 temples, and 2 churches, the most notable of which are the single-domed mosque and Matiargati temple.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b Tapos Kumer Biswas (2012), "Mollahat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bagherhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Bagherhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.