Mollahat Upazila - Bagerhat 4.71

Mollahat is an Upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.HistoryDuring the War of Liberation a battle between the freedom fighters and the Pakistani troops was fought at Chakulia in which about 200 Pakistani soldiers including a captain were killed.There is a War of Liberation Memorial monument at Chakulia.GeographyMollahat is located at. It has 21,465 households and a total area of 187.88 km².DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mollahat had a population of 116,729. Males constituted 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. The population aged 18 or over was 56,893. Mollahat had an average literacy rate of 31.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.Mollahat Upazila (bagerhat district) with an area of 187.44 km2, is bounded by kalia upazila on the north, fakirhat and chitalmari upazilas on the south, Chitalmari, tungipara and gopalganj sadar upazilas on the east, terokhada and rupsa upazilas on the west. Main rivers are madhumati, Atharbanki, Chitra; noted depressions: Kenduar Beel and Kodaliar Beel.Mollahat (Town) consists of 8 mouzas with an area of 8.79 km2. It has a population of 10708; male 51.83%, female 48.17%. The density of population is 1218 per km2. The literacy rate among the town people is 36%. The town has one dakbungalow.At the 1991 Census, 75.01% of the population were Muslim, 24.87% Hindu and 0.12% followed other religions.Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 31.6%; male 36.8% and female 26.2%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 13, government primary school 58, non-government primary school 19 and madrasa 8, noted of which are Angra Government Primary School (1918) and Madartali Model Government Primary School (1928).