Manda Upazila

Manda মান্দা
—  Upazila  —
Manda Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°46.5′N 88°40.2′E / 24.775°N 88.67°E / 24.775; 88.67Coordinates: 24°46.5′N 88°40.2′E / 24.775°N 88.67°E / 24.775; 88.67
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Naogaon District
Area
– Total	375.94 km2 (145.2 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	330,995
– Density	880/km2 (2,279.2/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Manda

Manda (Bengali: মান্দা) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Manda is located at 24°46′30″N 88°40′10″E / 24.7750°N 88.6694°E / 24.7750; 88.6694. It has 58493 units of house hold and total area 375.94 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Manda has a population of 330995. Males constitute are 50.56% of the population, and females 49.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 157744. Manda has an average literacy rate of 24.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1] [Sarwar Toha]

Administrative

Manda has 14 Unions/Wards, 299 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 286 villages.

Unions are:

• Bharso
• Bhalain
• Paranpur
• Manda
• Ganeshpur
• Mainam
• Prasadpur
• Kushumba
• Nurullabad
• Kalikapur
• Tetulia
• Kanshopara
• Kashab
• Bishnopur

[Sarwar Toha]

Liberation Mass

Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (Manoharpur), mass killing site 1 (Pakuria). [Sarwar Toha]

Historical events

• Historical events During the War of Liberation in 1971 the Pak army brutally killed 128 innocent persons at village Pakuria of Bharsho Union and buried them in 3-4 ditches[Sarwar Toha]

• Historical events During the War of Liberation in 1971 the Pak army brutally killed 17 innocent persons & burned a hole village monhorpur of Paranpur Union and buried them in 3-4 ditches[Nurul Kukrail]

School Colleges

• Manda College
• Gobindapur High School
• Bangal Para Govt Pri. School.
• Daspara Degree College.
• Chakuli high school
• Chakuli degree college
• Chakuli koumi madrasha
• Chakuli priamary school
• Got Gari Shaheed Mamun High school & College
• Balubazar S M High school
• Shafiuddin mollha college
• Satihat K.T. High School
• Prashadpur Girls High school
• Manda Pilot High school
• Shahapur D.A. High School
• Par Enayetpur Govt Primary School
• Bilkorilla B.M.High School.
• Pakuria High School.
• Nurullabad M/L High School.
• Jotbazer Gril School& Collage
• Nurullabad Primary School.
• Daspara High School.
• Nurullabad Nikhirapara Govt. Primary School.
• Chakuli bahumokhi madhumik biddaloy
• Shreerampur (1)Govt Primary School
• Shreerampur (2) Govt Primary School(Satihat)
• Gobindapur Govt Primary School
• Chakkamdeb technical and BM college
• Jafrabad Adorsho Dakhil Madrasha
• Alalpur haji sheikh alam high school.
• Kukrail abtadai madrasha
• Banishar dakhil madrasha
• Chalkharinarayan Dhakhil Madrsha.
• Kaligram Dodangi High School*
• Rangamatia Reg. Primary School

Main crops

Paddy,wheat,Jute, mustered, potato, sugarcane, bringal, patal, kachu, banana, onion, garlic, turmeric, sesame, kalai [Sarwar Toha]

Main fruits

Mango, Kul, litchi, jackfruit, papaya, guava, Banana [Sarwar Toha]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.