Muradnagar Upazila


Muradnagar is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
In the culinary field, the area is known for rosmali sweets and for sweet yogurt.

Geography

Muradnagar is located at. It has 101,809 households covering a total area of 340.73 km².

Demographics

As recorded in the March 15th, 2011 census, Muradnagar Upazila has a population of 523,000 people. Males constitute 47% of the population, females 53%. There are 175,391 people age 20 and over. For Comilla Zila, of which Muradnagar Upazila is a part, the average literacy rate for people age 7 and over is 60.9%; the national average is 57.1% for people age 11 and over. To make government facilities and services more convenient for the people Muradnagar Upazila was divided in two parts as Muradnagar and Bangura upzilla

Administration

Muradnagar Upazila is divided into 22 union parishads: Akubpur, Andikot, Babuti Para, Chapitala, Chhaliakandi, Dakshin Ramchandrapur, Darora, Dhamghar, Jahapur, Jatrapur, Kamalla, Muradnagar, Paharpur, Paschim Bangara, Paschim Nabipur, Paschim Porbadhair, Purba Bangara, Purba Nabipur, Purba Purbadhair, Sreekail, Tanki, and Uttar Ramchandrapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 153 mauzas and 301 villages.