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Mirsharai Upazila

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Country
  
District
  
Chittagong District

4320
  
4320

Area
  
482.9 km²

Division
  
Chittagong Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Website
  
www.mirsarai.info

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Mirsharai economic zone final


Mirsharai (Bengali: মীরসরাই) is an upazila of Chittagong District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Map of Mirsharai, Bangladesh

Geography

Mirsharai is located at 22.7722°N 91.5750°E / 22.7722; 91.5750 . It has 55771 households and total area 482.88 km².

Demographics

In the 1991 census in Bangladesh, Mirsharai had a population of 325712. Males constituted 49.97% of the population, and females 50.03%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 160496. Mirsharai has an average literacy rate of 37.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Mirsharai has 16 Unions/Wards, 116 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 207 villages. The unions are:

  1. Ichhakhali
  2. Wahedpur
  3. Osmanpur
  4. Karerhat

Education

According to Banglapedia, Sarkarhat N. R. High School, founded in 1939, is a notable secondary school.

Zahedul Islam Zulonpole Govt Primary School

References

Mirsharai Upazila Wikipedia