Bagherpara Upazila

Coordinates: 23°13′N 89°21′E / 23.217°N 89.350°E / 23.217; 89.350
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Bagherpara
বাঘারপাড়া
Postal code
7470
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bagherpara

Bagherpara (Bengali: বাঘারপাড়া) is an upazila of Jessore District[2] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bagherpara is located at 23°13′00″N 89°21′00″E / 23.2167°N 89.3500°E / 23.2167; 89.3500. It has a total area of 308.29 km2. It is bordered by Jhenaidah district to the north, Magura and Narail districts to the east, and Jessore Sadar upazila to the west.

Demographics

Religions in Bagherpara upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
83.60%
Hinduism
16.28%
Other or not stated
0.12%

As of the

2011 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara upazila had 49,971 households and a population of 261,897. 43,882 (16.76%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Bagherpara's literacy rate was 52.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 8,290 (3.17%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][4]

As of the

1991 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara has a population of 168,938. Males constituted 51.21% of the population, and females 48.79%; this Upazila's eighteen-up population was 84303. Bagherpara has an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Bagherpara Upazila is divided into Bagherpara Municipality and nine

union parishads: Bandabilla, Basuari, Darajhat, Dhalgram, Dohakula, Jaharpur, Jamdia, Narikelbaria, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 191 villages.[3]

Bagherpara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12

Education

  • Gaidghat High School
  • Agra Secondary school
  • Charavita Secondary School
  • PHL Secondary High School
  • Bagherpara Pilot High School
  • Bagherpara Pilot Girls High School
  • Bagherpara Degree College
  • Bagherpara Mohilla College
  • Raipur School & College
  • Selumpur High school
  • Karimpur High School
  • Bagherpara siddikiya fazil madrasha
  • Azempur islamia alim madrasa
  • Narikelbariya degree college
  • Narikelbariya high school
  • Inra high school
  • Dayarampur Siddikya Senior Madrasha.
  • Borvagh high school.
  • Vitaballah High School.
  • C.S.A.High School.
  • Japan Bangladesh Friendship Agricultural College.
  • Jamdia High School.
  • Jamdia Hafijia Dakhil Madrasha
  • Khalshe Girls School.
  • Dargahpur Fazil Degree Madrasha
  • Andul Baria High School
  • Bir Protik Ishaqe College, Dhalgr
  • Karimpur Hafejia Dakhil Madrasa
  • Vangura Ideal College
  • Bagdanga primary school
  • Sommillio Biddapit Bagdanga Bohumukhi Maddomik Biddaloy
  • SEKENDERPUR SECONDARY SCHOOL

See also

References

  1. ^ বাঘারপাড়া উপজেলা. Bagherpara Upazila.
  2. ^ Biplab Sen (2012), "Bagherpara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Community Tables: Jhenaidah district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  5. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.