Faridpur District, Bangladesh
Faridpur district is located in the central part of Bangladesh. The region has an ancient and historical
heritage. The previous name of the region was “Fatehabad”. Current Faridpur was
named after the great Sufi saint “Shah Sheikh Fariduddin” in 12Th
century. During the East India Company period, the region was famous for indigo
cultivation. The banks of the rivers Garai, Madhumati, Barasia, Chandana, Kumar
etc are greatly used for indigo cultivation. The main Indigo Headquarter was
located in Mirganj of Alfadangha upazila. In 1862 Faridpur town was declared
as a municipality. During the Pakistan period, Faridpur was a sub- division
under Dacca (current Dhaka) division. After the liberation of Bangladesh,
Faridpur was divided into five district named Gopalganj, Rajbari, Madaripur,
Shariatpur and Faridpur under the decentralization program of the formerly
Bangladesh government in 1984. The area of current Faridpur district is 2052.86
Sq Km.
Bordered By: Faridpur District is bordered by Manikganj and
Rajbari districts to the north, Gopalganj district to the south, Munshiganj, Madaripur
and a part of Dhaka district to the east, Magura, Narail and Rajbari districts to
the west.
Administration: Faridpur district is under Dhaka Division. There are 04
Municipalities in Faridpur named Faridpur, Boalmari, Nagorkanda and Vanga. The
number of Upazilla (sub district) in Faridpur district is 09, named- Faridpur
Sadar, Modhukhali, Boalmari, Alfadanga, Saltha, Nagorkanda, Vanga, Sadarpur and
Charvadrashan containing 67 Unions, 564 Mauzas and 919 Villages.
Population: The total population of Faridpur district is 19,12,969
(Male- 9,42,245 and Female- 9,70,724). sex ratio is 97:100, population density 932/Sq
Km and annual growth rate is 0.84%.
Literacy: The Literacy Rate of Faridpur district is 49.00%
(Male- 50.30% and Female- 47.70%), school attendance rate is 54.80% for 5 to 24
years age group.
Other Important
Data: The postal code of Faridpur
district is 7800 and NWD Code is 0631. Total Parliament seat in Faridpur is 04.
Urbanization rate of the district is 14.17%.
Rivers: Dhaleshari, Padma, Meghna, Shitalakha, Isamoti, Kumar,
Arial Kha, Gorai, Chandana etc.
Agro Products : Paddy, Jute, Potato, Palm, Date,
Vegetables, Oil seeds etc.
Remarkable Personalities from Faridpur District
Achinta Kumar Sengupta(Writer), Ajit Kumar Chakroborti (Writer), A. N. M. Bazlur Rashid (Poet and Writer), Mohakobi Alaol, Kazi Abdul Odud (Poet), Fanivushan Majumder (Writer), Kazi Motaher Hossain(Writer), Kanai Lal Shil, Khirod Chandra Mukharjee, Abul Kalam Samsuddin (Writer), Palli Kobi Jasim Uddin, Porimol Gossami, Birsheresta Munshi Abdur Rouf, Eaqube Ali Chowdhury (Writer), Romesh Chandra Majumder (Historian), Sunil Kumar Mukharjee (Writer), Sufi Motahar Hossain (Writer), Humayan Kabir (Poet), Rajia Khan, Nawab Abdul Latif (Social Worker), Mrinal Sen etc.
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