Magura District

Magura (Bengali: মাগুরা) is a district in south-western Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division.[3] The main mode of transportation is by bus, and no train transport is available.

Magura district
মাগুরা
District of Bangladesh
Fields in Magura
Location of Magura District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Magura District
Coordinates: 23.40°N 89.40°E / 23.40; 89.40
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerAshraful Alam
Area
 • Total1,048.61 km2 (404.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total918,419
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total50.6%[1]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
7600
HDI (2019)0.660[2]
medium · 2nd of 20

Administration

Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are:

  1. Magura Sadar Upazila
  2. Mohammadpur Upazila
  3. Shalikha Upazila
  4. Sreepur Upazila

Geography

Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.

Climate
Climate data for Magura
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 33.3
(91.9)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.8
(94.6)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.4
(88.5)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.4
(88.5)		 28.9
(84.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 30.7
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 28.9
(84.0)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.8
(83.8)		 27.3
(81.1)		 23.2
(73.8)		 18.7
(65.7)		 25.4
(77.8)
Average low °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)		 12.8
(55.0)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.9
(73.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 12.0
(53.6)		 20.3
(68.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4)		 19
(0.7)		 40
(1.6)		 85
(3.3)		 183
(7.2)		 323
(12.7)		 302
(11.9)		 288
(11.3)		 242
(9.5)		 156
(6.1)		 25
(1.0)		 7
(0.3)		 1,681
(66)
Average relative humidity (%) 45 35 32 48 66 74 75 74 71 66 47 44 56
Source: National newspapers

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Magura district had a population of 918,419, of which males were 454,739 and females 463,380. 86.89% of the population lives in rural area and 13.11% is in urban areas. The total literacy rate is 50.24%: for males it is 52.87% and for females 46.31%.[4]

Religions in Magura district (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 70.01%
Hindus
 
 17.92%
Christians
 
 12.01%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

Muslims are 70.01% of the population while Hindus are 17.92% of the population.[4]

Notable residents

References
  1. "Community Report: Magura" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 19. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. Abu Naser Majnu (2012). "Magura District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011(Zila aeries)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. চলে গেলেন মাগুরার প্রাক্তন সংসদ সদস্য শামসুন্নাহার আহমেদ [Former Magura MP Shamsunnahar Ahmed has passed away]. Magura News (in Bengali). 26 October 2017.


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