Muksudpur Upazila

Muksudpur () is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Muksudpur is located at . It has 49,965 households and a total area of 309.63 km2.
Demographics.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Muksudpur had a population of 269,489. Males constituted 50.1% of the population, and females 49.9%. The adult (defined as 18 and older) population was 132,738. Muksudpur has an average literacy rate of 34.3% for people seven years of age and older, slightly above the national average of 32.4%.
Administration.
Muksudpur Upazila is divided into Muksudpur Municipality and 16 union parishads: Bhabrasur, Bahugram, Banshbaria, Batikamari, Dignagar, Gobindapur, Gohala, Jalirpar, Kasalia, Khandarpur, Maharajpur, Mochna, Nanikshir, Pasargati, Raghdi, and Ujani. The union parishads are subdivided into 206 mauzas and 255 villages.
Muksudpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.
Chairman: Kabir Mia
Vice Chairman: Rabiul Islam
Woman Vice Chairman: Taposhi Biswas Durga
Economy.
Muksudpur's economic is mostly based on farming and fishing.
Birds and fish.
The most common birds of the upazilla include doel, salik, crow and duck. On the other hand, in the river, canal, beels, and ponds there are various kinds of fish like Shol, Gozar, Koi, Puti, Shing etc.