It has 41,058 household units. The Upazila has a population of approximately 357,000. Before the British Colonial period, most of the population was Hindu. In the early seventeenth century, Islam reached this area and many people converted. This continued for the next one and a half centuries. Until the partition of the subcontinent, people from both religions lived tougher in harmony. In time, the majority of people in this area became Islamic. When the Liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan started, Hindus started migrating to Indian territory for safety. Before the war, Muslims were the largest ratio in concern of religious statistics. Thereafter few people from different religions live in this sub district – mostly Hindu.
Governance
Madarganj has the following unions:
Char Pakerdha
Koreichura
Gunaritolla
Balijuri
Jurkhali
Adarbhita
Sidhuli
Madarganj Municipality
Thea rea includes 108 mauzas/mahallas and 123 villages. It has a municipality named Madergong Puorasava. Every five years, the Upazila and Union Parisad elect representatives and chairman for Municipality and 7 union Councils.
Education
The area hosts 40 colleges and 89 primary schools, one government college, one girls' college, one government girls' school, three non-government girls' schools, and three boys' high schools. The main educational institutions are Jharkata High School established in 1907, Balijuri F M High school, established 1910. Shamgonj Kalibari High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1947. Balijuri Rowsan Ara govt. Girls School was established in 1960. Its first headmaster was Altaf Ali Khan.. Madarganj A.H.Z Government College was established in 1969. Madarganj A.M Pilot High School is a good result high School. It was established in 1967. Among non-government high schools, Gunaritala High School is one of the oldest and recognized. It was established in 1947. Mohish Bathan R M High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1946. Lalduba High School is a good result High School. It was established in 1998. Recently a High School named Mirza Rowsan Ali secondary school junail. Patadaha koyra high school is a good high school. Sixty percent of the population is literate.
