Mirpur Thana was established in 1962. The thana consists of one union parishad, eight wards, 11 mouzas and 86 and 20 villages. Mirpur Thana (town) area was included in Keraniganj Thana during the British period (1757 to 1947) and in Tejgaon Thana during the Pakistan period (1947 to 1971). After the Bangladesh Liberation War, following the victory day, Mirpur was independent on 31 January 1972.
According to 2011 census, Mirpur Thana has a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]
Sections
Mirpur is divided into multiple sections.
Mirpur-1
Mirpur-2
Mirpur-3
Mirpur-4
Mirpur-5
Mirpur-6
Mirpur-7
Mirpur-9
Mirpur-10
Section-11
Section-11.5
Section-12
Section-13
Section-14
Section-15
Section-16
Section-17
Block-18 (Vip Member-Mehedi)
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Mirpur Thana has a population of 500,373 with average household size of 4.3 members, and an average literacy rate of 80.2% vs a national average of 51.8% literacy.[2]
For the cricket world cup of 2011, Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium was selected as a venue.[7] For this, renovations were carried out within the thana. The opening match was held there on 19 February 2011.