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About Tungipara

Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh, as well as his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's longest serving prime minister. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.

Etymology

There is a legend that this area used to be flooded. Some saints who practiced Islam relocated to this area from Persia. They started living in this area by making canopied houses at low cost. Such houses are called "Tong" in Bengali hence the name of the place is Tungipara (Tungi+para). "Para" means neighborhood.

Geography

Tungipara is located at 22.9000°N 89.8833°E / 22.9000; 89.8833 on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara Upazila, on the south Nazirpur Upazila in Pirojpur District and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. Tungipara Upazila has 20,575 households and a total area of 128.53 km2.

The famous river Madhumati divides Tungipara from Bagerhat District.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Tungipara Upazila had 26,331 households and a population of 114,482. 10.64% of the population were under 5 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.41%: 81.76% for males and 81.06% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.45 males for every 100 females. 22,104 (19.31%) lived in urban areas.

🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara Upazila had 20,575 households and a population of 100,893. 25,517 (25.29%) were under 10 years of age. Tungipara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 38,020 (37.68%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Tungipara has a population of 88,102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 42,147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Borni'r Baor

Madhumati River

Patgati Bazar

Baghir River

Administration

Tungipara Upazila is divided into Tungipara Municipality and five union parishads: Barni, Dumuria, Gopalpur, Kushli, and Patgati. The union parishads are subdivided into 34 mauzas and 67 villages.

Tungipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.

Education

There are 24 main educational institutes in Tungipara.

=== College ===

Govt. Shaikh Muzibur Rahman College, Patgati

Dr. Imdadul Haque Memorial Degree College, Bashbaria

=== School ===

Govt. Gimadanga Tungipara High School

Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarrof Hossain School & College

Guadanga Silna B.B.H High School

Saptapalli J. High School

Gopalpur Panchapalli High School

Nilfa Borni High School

Kusli Islamia High School

Basuria S. High School

Barni High School

Govt. Bangobandhu Smriti Girls High School

Gimadanga Ideal High School

Bashbaria Jhanjhania High School

Dumuria ML. High School

Tarail Adarsha High School

Baladanga SMM High School

Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain High School

Begum Fatema Jr. Girls School

Treepalli Shaikh Abu Naser Jr. School

Kusli Khan Saheb Sheikh Mosarraf Hossain Jr. School

Patgati Jr. School

=== Madrasa ===

Gaohordanga Madrasa

Darul Ulam Gaohordanga Madrasha (Kawmi)

Bashbaria Jhanjhania Islamia Madrasha (Kawmi)

Gimadanga Senior Madrasha (Alia)

Gimadanga Gozalia Mohila Fazil Madrasha (Alia)

Notable people

Abul Hassan, poet, was born at Barnigram in Tungipara in 1947

Shamsul Haque Faridpuri, Islamic scholar

Sheikh Hasina, former prime minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara in 1947

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding leader and first president, was born in

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