Wazirpur Upazila
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Uzirpur
উজিরপুর | |
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Coordinates: 22°48.7′N 90°14.7′E / 22.8117°N 90.2450°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Barisal Division |
District | Barisal District |
Area | |
• Total | 248.35 km2 (95.89 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 234,959 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila |
Wazirpur (Bengali: উজিরপুর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
[edit]Wazirpur is located at 22°48′40″N 90°14′40″E / 22.8111°N 90.2444°E. It has 52,959 households and a total area of 248.35 km2.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2]
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.[3]
Administration
[edit]UNO: Md. Shakhawat Hossain.[4]
Wazirpur 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.[5]
Notable residents
[edit]- Major M. A. Jalil, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in 1942.[6]
- Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher, was born at Atipara village in 1925.[7]
- Manabendra Mukherjee (singer)[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Md. Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Wazirpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 for Barisal District (Zila Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "https://www.barisal.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্…". 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
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- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Jalil, Major Mohammad Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Sardar Fazlul Karim remembered in Barisal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2014.