# Munshiganj District, Dhaka Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/

District · Dhaka Division 

# Munshiganj District

Munshiganj District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Dhaka Division. It had an estimated **1,560,983 people** in 2022 on 934 km² (about 1,672 per km²). It is divided into 6 upazilas. 573 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 452 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,560,983people (2022)
- 934km²
- 6upazilas
- 452mapped services

## How many people live in Munshiganj District?

Munshiganj District had an estimated **1,560,983 people** in 2022 — 3.3% of Dhaka Division, 42nd of 64 districts. There are 1,053 women for every 1,000 men (above the Dhaka Division figure of 960). Spread over 934 km², that is about **1,672 people per km²**, 9th of 64 districts.

24.5% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 28 across Dhaka Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 49 children and older people.

0–4 ****125,023**

5–9 ****123,111**

10–14 ****133,631**

15–19 ****140,538**

20–24 ****136,561**

25–29 ****128,555**

30–34 ****121,020**

35–39 ****112,237**

40–44 ****103,245**

45–49 ****93,252**

50–54 ****84,245**

55–59 ****67,019**

60–64 ****61,040**

65–69 ****46,202**

70–74 ****38,023**

75–79 ****24,119**

80+ ****23,162**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Munshiganj District?

Munshiganj District lies in [Dhaka Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 7 other districts: [Chandpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/chandpur/), [Cumilla District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/), [Dhaka District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/dhaka/), [Faridpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/faridpur/), [Madaripur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/madaripur/), [Narayanganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/narayanganj/) and [Shariatpur District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/shariatpur/). By area it is the 60th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 4.6% of [Dhaka Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/). The centre of Munshiganj District is about 21 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 23.5258° N, 90.4161° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Munshiganj District

OpenStreetMap lists 12 named sights in Munshiganj District: 4 monuments; 3 attractions; 1 ruins; 1 viewpoint; 1 castle or fort; 1 aquarium; 1 museum.

- Bikrampur Museum · museum
- টিপু সুলতানের বাড়ী · castle or fort
- Idrakpur Fort · viewpoint
- Chanbari, Tourist attraction, Srinagar, · attraction
- Padmapar Tourism Centre, Padma Brg, Mawa · attraction
- 아짐와이프 집 · attraction
- Central Upazila Shahid Minar · monument
- Nateswar Deul · ruins
- Onkurito Muktijuddho 1971 · monument
- Shahid Meenar · monument
- Sheikh glass & Thai aluminum house & aquarium Shop, Srinagar - Kusumpur Road, Sreenagar · aquarium
- একাত্তরের শহীদ স্বরণে · monument

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Munshiganj District

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) · Dhaka35 km
- Barisal Airport (BZL) · Barisal81 km

### Nearest railway station

Sreenagar Railway Station (Sreenagar), about 13 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:14).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Upazilas of Munshiganj District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Gazaria Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/gazaria/) 137 70 59 

[Louhajang Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/louhajang/) 140 103 69 

[Munshiganj Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/munshiganj-sadar/) 162 101 131 

[Sirajdikhan Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/sirajdikhan/) 179 115 92 

[Sreenagar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/sreenagar/) 201 91 66 

[Tongibari Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/munshiganj/tongibari/) 114 99 35 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Munshiganj District

Open gazetteers list **573 villages, towns and localities** in Munshiganj District. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 17 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Abdullahpur
- Anantasār
- Ashrābdi
- Atpara
- Autshahi
- Bagan Bari
- Baidyagaon
- Baiker
- Balai
- Baliākāndi
- Bansemanta
- Bara Barta
- Bara Bejgaon
- Bara Bāraigaon
- Bara Fulkuchi
- Bara Kewār
- Bara Naopāra
- Bara Pauldia
- Bara Sātgaon
- Baralia
- Barihāji
- Barāikhāli
- Barāil
- Barām
- Basail
- Basira
- Basniāhāti
- Basur Char
- Basāilbhog
- Baultali
- Bayrāgādi
- Behārkandi
- Bejerhāti
- Beltali
- Besnāl
- Betka Chowrastha
- Bhabanip
- Bhabānipur
- Bharākar
- Bhatnisar
- Bhitikān
- Bhogdia
- Bhojgaon
- Bhoranda
- Bhuinchhidri
- Bhuria
- Bhāber Char
- Bhāgyakul
- Bhārālia
- Bhāsān Char
- Bhāter Char
- Bhātimbhog
- Bhātnisār
- Bhātpāra
- Bhāwār
- Bibandi
- Bilārai
- Bindusar
- Binodpur
- Birtara
- Birtāra
- Brintasār
- Brāhmankhola
- Bāgeswar
- Bāgh Muhamad Ali
- Bāghia
- Bāghra
- Bāher Char
- Bāherghāta
- Bāherkuchi
- Bāin Khāra
- Bāiosār
- Bājrājogini
- Bāligaon
- Bāluchar
- Bāniāgaon
- Bānkāij
- Bānsdia
- Bānāri
- Bāraipāra
- Bāshira
- Bāsāil
- Bāyaikhola
- Candantala
- Chak Gazāriāpār
- Chanda Kāhānia
- Chandantala
- Chandībārdi
- Changuri
- Char Baktaballi
- Char Besnāl
- Char Betāki
- Char Biswanāth
- Char Bāniān
- Char Bāusia
- Char Decree
- Char Dumaria
- Char Galgalia
- Char Jogendra
- Char Khāskāndi
- Char Kālipur
- Char Masura
- Char Pānia
- Char Silai
- Char Ābdulla
- Char Ālgi
- Chashi Bāligaon
- Chhatris
- Chhaygaon
- Chhota Baliākāndi
- Chhota Bejgaon
- Chhota Kewār
- Chhota Pāuldia
- Chhota Tindona
- Chhota Ālipur
- Chhātiāntali
- Chitrakara
- Chitrakot
- Chormarddan
- Churāin
- Chāinpāra
- Chāmārdi
- Chāndantala
- Chānder Char
- Chārigaon
- Chāripāra
- Chāshi Char
- Chāshiri
- Chātātipāra
- Dahari
- Dakshin Betka
- Dakshin Chārigaon
- Dakshin Haldia
- Dakshin Kumārbhog
- Dakshin Medinimandal
- Dakshin Paiksa
- Dakshin Phainpur
- Dakshin Rāngāmālia
- Dakshin Rāypur
- Dakshin Tarki
- Dari Char
- Darikāndi
- Dasottar
- Daulatpur
- Dayhāta
- Deabhog
- Debipur
- Deopāra
- Dhalchhatra
- Dhipur
- Dhitpur
- Dhulugaon
- Dhuni Chak
- Dhāidia
- Dhāmda
- Dhāmāran
- Dhānkora
- Dhārārhāt
- Dighali
- Dighirpār
- Diāra Kunjanagar
- Diāra Saidpur
- Dofa Bari
- Dokāchhi
- Dorābati
- Dosarpāra
- Duliāta
- Duālli
- Dwipāra
- Dāmla
- Dātāra
- Enayetnagar
- Eneyat Nagar
- Enāyetnagar
- Fegunāsār
- Firinghi Bāzār
- Fursāil
- Ganakpāra
- Ganāisār
- Gaurīpur
- Gayātala
- Gazaria
- Ghanasyāmpur
- Gholtali
- Ghorāmāra
- Ghāsbhog
- Ghāshir Pukurpār
- Girinagar
- Gobardi
- Gobindapur
- Gopināthpur
- Gopālnagar
- Gopālpur
- Gopāt Uttar
- Gora Kānda
- Goshāir Char
- Gourganj
- Goālgaon
- Goālghuni
- Goālkhāli
- Goāra
- Guāgāchhia
- Guākhola
- Gāberpāra
- Gābuābāri
- Gādighāt
- Gāodia
- Gārurgaon
- Haldia
- Harpāra
- Hasara
- Hisya Rānādia
- Husaindi
- Hāglākāndi
- Hājigaon
- Hānskira
- Hāria
- Hāridia
- Hāsāil
- Hāsāra
- Hāsārgaon
- Hāt Bāligaon
- Hātarpāra
- Hātkhān
- Hātārpāra
- Ichhāpur
- Ikrāmpur
- Imām Char
- Imāmpur
- Ishpānir Char
- Jagannāthpatti
- Jainsār
- Jaisthatala
- Jallapara
- Jasaldia
- Jaslang
- Jasurgaon
- Jhāutia
- Jibsara
- Jirānandapatti
- Jogānia
- Jorādeul
- Jāmāldi
- Jāmālpur
- Kahetāra
- Kairākhola
- Kakāldi
- Kalikāl
- Kalikāta
- Kalligaon
- Kalma
- Kamlaghat
- Kanaksar
- Kanaksār
- Karimkhān
- Karārbāg
- Kaykīrttan
- Kazirgaon
- Keutchira
- Keutkhāli
- Keāin
- Khalāgaon
- Khalāpāra
- Kharia
- Khetarpāra
- Khidirpāra
- Khijirpur
- Khilgaon
- Khilpara
- Khilpāra
- Khorda Chashi
- Khālpār
- Khānka
- Khārsul
- Kola
- Kola Para
- Kolāpāra
- Korhāti
- Kotgaon
- Kuchiāmora
- Kukrādi
- Kukutia
- Kumarvog
- Kumārkhāli
- Kurigaon
- Kurmira
- Kusiāripāra
- Kusumpur
- Kutipara
- Kādisāl
- Kādurgaon
- Kāich Māldha
- Kāichāil
- Kājalpur
- Kālinjipāra
- Kālsur
- Kālurgaon
- Kāmārgaon
- Kāmārkhola
- Kāmārkhāra
- Kāmārkānda
- Kānanisār
- Kāndipāra
- Kāndāpāra
- Kānthāltali
- Kānāinagar
- Kāthādia Simulia
- Kāzi Kasba
- Kāzirbāg
- Kāzirpāgla
- Lakshmipur
- Laskarpur
- Latabdi
- Lohajang
- Louhajang
- Madhupur
- Madhutupi
- Madhyam Bāusia
- Madhyapāra
- Mahishpur
- Majidpur
- Majidpur Dayhāta
- Mamudatpur
- Maricha
- Marichādi
- Masadgaon
- Mastan Bazar
- Mattāgaon
- Mauchha
- Mauchha Māndra
- Mawa
- Mirersarāi
- Mirkadim
- Mirkadim Bazar
- Mitusār
- Mohakāhli
- Mohanpur
- Mollābāri
- Mollākāndi
- Muktarpur
- Mulchar
- Munshiganj
- Munsia
- Murma
- Mādla
- Māgdhāl
- Māijgaon
- Māijpāra
- Mākuhāti
- Mālapdia
- Māldha
- Māliranka
- Mālkhānagar
- Mālni
- Māmudpatti
- Māmāsār
- Māndra
- Māriāil
- Māsimpur
- Māsurgaon
- Māthābhānga
- Māwa
- Mīrergaon
- Mīrpur
- Nagar
- Nagar Dubsa
- Nagar Kasba
- Nainākānda
- Nair Pukurpār
- Nakimerkāndi
- Nandankona
- Nandipāra
- Naopāra
- Napāra
- Natun Bazar
- Nayana
- Naysankar
- Nayānagar
- Nayānanda
- Netrābati
- Nijgaon
- Nimtali
- Noadda
- Noadda Chhota
- North Fuldi
- North Murma
- North West Sonarong
- Noādda Bara
- Nurpur
- Nāgarbhāg
- Nāgerhāt
- Nāhāpāra
- Nāising
- Nāteswar
- Nāzīr Char
- OAtabhog
- Pakshiārpār
- Panchasār
- Paschim Burdia
- Paschim Deulbhog

…and 173 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Munshiganj District

Named natural and historic features inside Munshiganj District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Fuldi River
- Taltala Khāl

### Getting around

2 bridges.

- Meghna Bridge
- Muktarpur Bridge

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Munshiganj District and the best time to visit

In Munshiganj District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C). About 2,225 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (437 mm) and the driest Jan (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 9 

Feb 22 20 

Mar 27 50 

Apr 30 149 

May 30 292 

Jun 29 382 

Jul 28 437 

Aug 28 359 

Sep 28 283 

Oct 26 185 

Nov 23 38 

Dec 19 18 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Munshiganj District

Places mapped inside Munshiganj District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals41
- Banks39
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps28
- Hotels18
- Shopping malls15
- Schools122
- Colleges and universities48
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies40
- Restaurants89
- Police stations7
- Dental clinics3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Munshiganj District?In Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Munshiganj District?1,560,983 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Munshiganj District?About 30 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Munshiganj District?About 1,672 people per km²
- What borders Munshiganj District?Chandpur District, Cumilla District, Dhaka District, Faridpur District, Madaripur District, Narayanganj District and Shariatpur District
- What is there to see in Munshiganj District?Bikrampur Museum, Central Upazila Shahid Minar, Chanbari, Tourist attraction, Srinagar,, Idrakpur Fort
- What time zone is Munshiganj District in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Munshiganj District?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Munshiganj District?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Munshiganj District?573 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Munshiganj District?Settlements lie between 0 m and 17 m
- What is the best time to visit Munshiganj District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Munshiganj District?41 mapped
- How many banks are in Munshiganj District?39 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Munshiganj District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Munshiganj District?28 mapped
- What is the P-code of Munshiganj District?BD3059 (OCHA common operational dataset)