Bakerganj_Upazila
Bakerganj Upazila
Upazila in Barisal, Bangladesh
Bakerganj (Bengali: বাকেরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Barisal Division, Bangladesh.[1]
Bakerganj
বাকেরগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
Nasrat Gazi Mosque | |
| Coordinates: 22°33′N 90°20.3′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal |
| District | Barisal |
| Headquarters | Bakerganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 411.36 km2 (158.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 313,845 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Bakerganj Upazila |
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Bakerganj is located at 22.5500°N 90.3389°E / 22.5500; 90.3389. It has a total area of 411.36 km2 (158.83 sq mi). The upazila shares its boundaries with Nalchity Upazila and Barisal Sadar Upazila to the north, Mirzaganj Upazila, Dumki Upazila, and Bauphal Upazila to the south, Bauphal Upazila and Bhola Sadar Upazila to the east, and Nalchity Upazila, Betagi Upazila, and Rajapur Upazila to the west. [1]
| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 312 | — |
| 1991 | 337 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 354 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 314 | −11.3% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2] | ||
| Religions in Bakerganj upazila (2011)[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 90.09% | |||
| Hinduism | 9.59% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.32% | |||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bakerganj Upazila had 71,537 households and a population of 313,845. 72,647 (23.15%) were under 10 years of age. Bakerganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 63.27%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 19,492 (6.21%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]
Bakerganj Upazila is divided into Bakerganj Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bharpasha, Charadi, Char Amaddi, Darial, Dudhal, Durgapasha, Faridpur, Garuria, Kabai, Kalashkati, Nalua, Niamati, Padri Shibpur, and Rangasree. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 172 villages.[2]
- Md. Mijanur Rahman (2012). "Bakerganj Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Community Report: Barisal" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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