Mohadevpur Upazila

Mahadevpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males.

[6] Cultural organizations: Public libraries 1, rural clubs 15, theatre group 1, cinema halls 3, woman's associations 1, jatra party 1, women welfare associations 1 and playground 30.

The only public library of Mohadevpur is situated adjacent to the Upazila Parishad office.

Land control: Among the peasants 20% are rich, 24% medium, 30% marginal, 26% landless.

Major educational institutes include: Source:[8] Upazila Health & Family Planning Officer: Dr. Aktharuzzaman Alal Other Doctors: 1.

Dr. Debashis biswas Mahadevpur Zamindari was established during the time of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605-1627).

Later this jagir turned as an immense zamindari and it was renamed as Jahangirpur after the name of the emperor.

For the welfare of the people, he constructed temples and excavated ponds in his zamindari vicinity.

He established a school and a hospital in Mahadevpur and contributed financial aid regularly for the maintenance of those institutions.

He contributed a huge amount of money for establishing a printing press in Dinajpur city and during the famine of 1874, he donated more than 15000 taka for the relief committees of Bengal.

Besides, Shaymanath bequeathed lands for the construction of roads, spent huge amount of money for establishing new schools and for arranging wedding ceremony of the poor Brahmins youths of Bengal.

The zamindari was abolished under the East Bengal state acquisition and tenancy act of 1950.

Map of Naogaon District
A front view of Mohadevpur Central Shaheed Minar
Zila Parishad Dak Banglow, Mohadevpur, Naogaon