| Official Name: | Bera |
| Native Name: | বেড়া |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 24°N 89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pabna |
| Area Total Km2: | 243.43 |
| Population Total: | 256793 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of Bera |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bera (Bengali: বেড়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]
Bera is located at 24.0667°N 89.625°W. It has 57,436 households and a total area of 243.43km2. It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of Jute Buildings are available here. It has also many milk-processing factories.
Bera has some small forests where there live some wild animals like foxes, mongooses, different types of wild cats etc. But these forests and animals are going to be vanished because of killing animals and trees.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bera Upazila had 57,436 households and a population of 256,793. 63,330 (24.66%) were under 10 years of age. Bera had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 50,068 (19.50%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bera has a population of 208,897. Males constitute 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's 18-up population is 100,253. Bera has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Bera Upazila is divided into Bera Municipality and eight union parishads: Dhalar Char, Haturia Nakalia, Jatshakhni, Kytola, Masundia, Nutan Bharenga, Puran Bharenga, and Ruppur. The union parishads are subdivided into 163 mauzas and 162 villages.[2]
Bera Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[2]
Chairman: Muhammad Abdul kader
Vice Chairman: Md. Mijbah Mollah
Woman Vice Chairman: Most. Asma Khatun
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Ashif Anam Siddique
