| Madaripur District | |
| Native Name: | মাদারীপুর জেলা |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Type: | District of Bangladesh |
| Map Caption1: | Expandable map of Madaripur District |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Madaripur in Bangladesh |
| Coordinates: | 23.17°N 90.1°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
| Established Date: | 1854 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Madaripur |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Mohammad Marufur Rashid Khan |
| Leader Title1: | District Council Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Munir Chowdhury [1] |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Area Total Km2: | 1125.69 |
| Population Total: | 1293027 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Urban: | 315,471 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Madaripuira |
| Timezone1: | BST |
| Utc Offset1: | +06:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7900 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2018) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0.649[2] · 3rd of 21 |
| Area Code: | 0661 |
| Geocode: | BD.DA.MD |
| Iso Code: | BD-36 |
| Named For: | Sufi Syed Madar |
Madaripur District (bn| মাদারীপুর জেলা ) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division.[3]
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 within Bakerganj district. In 1873, it was separated from Bakerganj and annexed to Faridpur district. Madaripur subdivision was turned into a district in 1984. Madaripur district was named after the Sufi saint Sayed Badiuddin Ahmed Zinda Shah Madar (d. 1434 CE).
Madaripur district has 3 parliamentary seats, 5 Upazilas, 5 police stations, 4 municipalities, 59 union parishads, 1,062 villages and 479 Mouzas.[4]
Madaripur is divided into 5 Upazilas:[5]
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Madaripur District had 313,273 households and a population of 1,293,027 with an average 4.06 people per household. Among the population, 254,175 (19.66%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,149 people per km2. Madaripur District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.93%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 24.40% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 508.[6]
| 1941[7] | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2022 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||
| 442,755 | 70.49% | 795,679 | 84.37% | 916,021 | 85.68% | 1,001,316 | 87.35% | 1,023,702 | 87.80% | 1,146,678 | 88.68% | ||
| 184,309 | 29.34% | 145,795 | 15.50% | 146,669 | 13.72% | 143,093 | 12.48% | 141,097 | 12.10% | 144,904 | 11.21% | ||
| Others | 1,047 | 0.17% | 1,652 | 0.13% | 6,486 | 0.60% | 1,940 | 0.17% | 1,153 | 0.10% | 1,445 | 0.11% | |
| Total Population | 628,111 | 100% | 943,126 | 100% | 1,069,176 | 100% | 1,146,349 | 100% | 1,165,952 | 100% | 1,293,027 | 100% | |
Muslims make up 88.68% of the population, while Hindus are 11.21%. The Hindu population has decreased from 1991 to 2011, and grew much slower than the Muslim population from 2011 to 2022. There is a small minority of 1,300 Christians in the district.
The total number of educational institutions in Madaripur District is 213.
There are about 10 rivers in Madaripur district. They are -