Ujalpur
Village in Khulna, Bangladesh
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Ujalpur is a village in Kutubpur union in Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur, Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] It is the birthplace of Bangladeshi cricketer Imrul Kayes.
Ujalpur
উজলপুর | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ujalpur Location in Meherpur, Bangladesh. | |
| Coordinates: 23.8121°N 88.6265°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Meherpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.854 km2 (0.716 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,548 |
| • Density | 2,453/km2 (6,353/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6:00 (BST) |
| PIN | 7100 |
| Vehicle registration | Meherpur |
Geography
Ujalpur is located at 23.81°N 88.62°E.[2][3] It has 1170 households and total area 1.854 square kilometres (0.716 sq mi). Ujalpur is bounded by Meherpur town and Kalachandpur on the south, Manoharpur on the north, Jhaubaria and Subidpur on the east, Fatehpur and West Bengal (India) on the west. It is situated on the bank of Bhairab river.
Demographics
History
"Ujyālpūr" (as Irfan Habib spells it) was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a mahal in sarkar Mahmudabad.[5]: 11A, 101 It was listed with an assessed revenue of 37,307 dams (this translation spells the name "Ajiyálpúr").[6]: 132
