Mithapukur is famous for being the birthplace of Begum Rokeya and its sweet mango Harivanga.

Mithapukur is the largest upazila in Rangpur zila in respect of both area and population.

[5] He set up a camp near the current Mithapukur Degree College during the period of his military expedition in Bengal.

Mithapukur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 46.04%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1014 females per 1000 males.

[9] Mithapukur Upazila has a very diverse population with minority groups including Buddhists, Christians and tribes such as Santhal who have lived in the district from the beginning of settlement in this area.

[10] Agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of Mithapukur.

[12] Mithapukur Upazila is divided into Badarganj Municipality and 17 union parishads: Balarhat, Balua Masimpur, Barabala, Bara Hazratpur, Bhangni, Chengmari, Durgapur, Emadpur, Gopalpur, Kafrikhal, Khoragachh, Latibpur, Milanpur, Mirzapur, Moyenpur, Pairaband, and Ranipukur.

The highway also provides a link to the neighbouring divisional town Rangpur by 18 km from Upazila Sadar.

Highway buses run from kallanpur, Dhaka to Rangpur and it takes about six to seven hours.