Cultural Organizations of Madaripur

Once madaripur was Busy with cultural activity. There was 139 clubs, 18 libraries, 10 cinema halls, 70 women's organizations.But now the situation is deteriorated. Most of the cinema hall are now closed,clubs are no longer busy with social and cultural work .

geographic information of madaripur

Area: 1144 sq km.
Boundary: Madaripur district is bounded by Faridpur and MUNSHIGANJ districts on the north, BARISAL district on the south, SHARIATPUR district on the east, GOPALGANJ district on the west.
Main rivers: The PADMA, ARIAL KHAN and KUMAR.
Weather: Average maximum temparature of Madaripur is 35.8°C, minimum 12.6°C. Total rainfall is 2105 mm.
Population: 1137008. Among them male are 50.29%, female 49.71%.
Religion: Muslim 85.67%, Hindu 13.72% and others 0.61%.
Literacy rate:Average literacy 32.6%. Among them male are 40%, female 24.9%.
Main mode of transportation: Bus.
Educational institutions: There are 1 primary training institute, 1 vocational institute and17 colleges in this district. Beside these there are a lot of high schools,primary schools, kindergarten schools and madrasas.
Main occupations: Agriculture 43.74%, agricultural labourer 24%, commerce 9.93%, service 6.08% etc.

Natural resourse of madaripur

 Madaripur is a place of Natural resourse. some are:


Main crops: Jute, paddy, peanut, onion, garlic, chilli, sugarcane, mustard, pulse and wheat.
Main fruits: Mango, jackfruit, banana, coconut, guava, litchi and watermelon.
Mineral resource: Pit coal.
Mills and factories:Jute mill, cotton mill, rice mill, flour mill, oil mill, biscuit factory, ice factory, cold storage and saw mills.
Main exports: Jute, jute-goods, date molasses, sugarcane molasses, cotton and betel nut.