Official Name: | Ujirpur |
Native Name: | উজিরপুর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Barisal Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Barisal District |
Area Total Km2: | 248.35 |
Population Total: | 254506 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8220[2] |
Website: | Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Uzirpur (bn|উজিরপুর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[3]
Uzirpur is located at 22.8111°N 90.2444°W. It has a total area of 248.35 km2.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Wazirpur Upazila had 52,959 households and a population of 234,959. 51,236 (21.81%) were under 10 years of age. Wazirpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 62.50%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1070 females per 1000 males. 11,716 (4.99%) lived in urban areas.[4]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Wazirpur had a population of 227,115. Males constituted 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. The number of residents aged 18 or over was 114,254. Wazirpur has an average literacy rate of 47.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. There are 22 colleges and 50 primary schools in Wazirpur.[5]
UNO: Md. Shakhawat Hossain.[6]
Uzirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Shikerpur, Bamrail, Barakotha, Guthia, Harta, Jalla, Otra, Satla, and Sholak. The union parishads are subdivided into 118 mauzas and 125 villages.[7]