Magura District
Magura () is a district in south-western Bangladesh, situated 176 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a part of Khulna Division. The main mode of transportation is by bus, and no train transport is available. Administration. Magura district has 4 upazilas. They are: Geography. Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1048 km, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta. Demographics. At the time of the 2011  census, Magura district had a population of 918,419, of which males were 454,739 and females 463,380. 86.89% of the population lives in rural area and 13.11% is in urban areas. The total literacy rate is 50.24%: for males it is 52.87% and for females 46.31%. Muslims are 80.01% of the population while Hindus are 17.92% of the population.