Morrelganj Upazila

Morrelganj is an Upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Morrelganj consists of 9 wards and 12 mahallas. The area of the town is 15.36 km2. The town has a population of 22136; male 51.76%, female 48.24%. The density of population is 1441per km2. The town has one dak bungalow.Morrelganj thana was established in 1909 and became an upazila in 1985. It consists of 1 municipality, 16 union parishads, 121 mouzas and 184 villages.HistoryMorrelganj is named after the Morrel family. During the British rule Henry Morrel established Kuthi Bari and conducted torture in the area. In protest, a peasant rebellion spread under the leadership of Rahimullah of Baraikhali, who was killed on 25 November 1861.During the War of Liberation 35 people were killed in an encounter between the freedom fighters and the Razakars on 15 August 1971. This is commemorated in the War of Liberation Memorial monument.GeographyMorrelganj is located at. It has 61210 household units and a total area 460.91 km².Morrelganj Upazila (Bagerhat district) is bounded by Bagerhat sadar and Kachua upazilas on the north, Sarankhola and Mathbaria upazilas on the south, Pirojpur sadar and Bhandaria upazilas on the east, Rampal and Mongla upazilas on the west. Main rivers: Baleshwar, Ghasiakhali, Panguchi and Bhola.DemographicsPopulation 321153; male 50.48% and female 49.52%; Muslim 86.59%, Hindu 13.28% and other 0.13%.EconomyThe main occupations are: Agriculture 35.49%, fishing 3.65%, agricultural labourer 20.73%, wage labourer 6.85%, commerce 11.85%, transport 1.4%, service 5.6%, others 14.43%.