Ujalpur Explained

Ujalpur
Native Name:উজলপুর
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Pushpin Map Alt:Meherpur
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Meherpur,Bangladesh.
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:23.8121°N 88.6265°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Khulna
Subdivision Name2:Meherpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.854
Population Total:4,548
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:BST
Utc Offset1:+6:00
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:7100
Registration Plate:Meherpur
Demographics1 Title2:Other important

Ujalpur is a village and post office in Kutubpur union in Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur, Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It is the birthplace of Bangladeshi cricketer Imrul Kayes.

Geography

Ujalpur is located at 23.81°N 88.62°W.[2] [3] It has 1170 households and total area . Ujalpur is bounded by Meherpur town and Kalachandpur on the south, Manoharpur on the north, Jhaubaria and Subidpur on the east, Fatehpur and West Bengal (India) on the west. It is situated on the bank of Bhairab river.

Demographics

Bangladesh census Ujalpur had a population of 4,548. Males constitute 49.95% of the population and females 50.05%. Ujalpur has an average literacy rate of 49.5%, male literacy is 50.6%, and female literacy is 48.3%. In Ujalpur, 18% of the population is under 9 years of age.[4]

History

"Ujyālpūr" (as Irfan Habib spells it) was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a mahal in sarkar Mahmudabad.[5] It was listed with an assessed revenue of 37,307 dams (this translation spells the name "Ajiyálpúr").[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ujalpur Cc -meherpur Sadar . facilityregistry.dghs.gov.bd . Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh).
  2. Web site: Google maps of Ujalpur. Google maps. 2018-11-13.
  3. Web site: OpenStreetMap maps of Ujalpur. OpenStreetMap. 2018-11-13.
  4. Book: Ppoulation & Housing Census-2011 Community Report : Meherpur. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS),Statistics and Informatics Division (SID), Ministry of Planning. 2015. 978-984-33-8583-3. 72.
  5. Book: Habib . Irfan . An Atlas of the Mughal Empire . 1982 . Oxford University Press . 0195603796 . 26 March 2023.
  6. Book: Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak . Jarrett . Henry Sullivan . The Ain-i-Akbari . 1891 . Asiatic Society of Bengal . Calcutta . 21 January 2021.