Ishwarganj Upazila

Ishwarganj is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.GeographyIshwarganj is located at. It has 56,296 households. The total area of the Upazila is 286.19 km². It borders Gaurepur Upozila to the north, Nandail to the south, Kendowa to the east and Trisal Upazila to the west. It is 147 km from Dhaka and 24 km from Mymensing.Kancha Matia River flows through the upazila.DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ishwarganj had a population of 306,977, of whom 143,379 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. Ishwarganj has an average literacy rate of 22.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.Points of interestThere are very prominence areas in Ishwarganj Upazila,Atharabari Railway Station and Bazar, Luxmigonj Bazar, Mizebag, Like Mirzapur, Tarundia, Uchakhila, Borohit, 10 number more, Sohagi Railway Station, Uchakhila Bazar etc.Atharabari Bazar is a gratest Hat in Mymensingh. From the ancient period Atharabari was famous for Roybazer, Last year this Bazar izara/tender was above 2 crore. Kalbala Bazar is also famous for Jute market, there are a lot of Jute Godowns for processing Jute in Mymensingh Division. It is famous for Jute processing from the age of golden fiber. Atharabari Zaminder Bari was famous for his location, beauty and prosperity. If mymensingh is famous as education city but Atharabari is famous for his prosperity. Atharabari M.C. High School, Atharabari Degree College, Roybazar Girls High School, Kalbala Girls High School, Sorati Hossainia Kamil Madrasha, Uttaran High School and there are a lot of Govt. Primary School and Kinder Garden School. Atharabari is called a City of Ishwarganj. (Melon - H.C.)