Wazirpur Upazila Explained

Official Name:Ujirpur
Native Name:উজিরপুর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:22°N 90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
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]

Geography

Uzirpur is located at 22.8111°N 90.2444°W. It has a total area of 248.35 km2.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 395.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Book: Md. Mizanur Rahman. Wazirpur Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Wazirpur_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 for Barisal District (Zila Series). 22 September 2020.
  5. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  6. Web site: bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার . https://www.barisal.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্বাহী%20অফিসার . 2024-08-26 . https://archive.today/20240826141002/https://www.barisal.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 2024-08-26 .
  7. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Barisal . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184508/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Barisal.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
  8. Book: Khan, Muazzam Hussain . 2012 . Jalil, Major Mohammad Abdul . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jalil,_Major_Mohammad_Abdul . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  9. News: Sardar Fazlul Karim remembered in Barisal . The Daily Star . 25 August 2014.