Wazirpur Upazila

Wazirpur (Bengali: উজিরপুর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Uzirpur
উজিরপুর
Upazila
Baitul Aman Mosque in Guthia
Baitul Aman Mosque in Guthia
Location of Uzirpur
Coordinates: 22°48.7′N 90°14.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBarisal District
Area
 • Total248.35 km2 (95.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total234,959
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Wazirpur Upazila

Geography

Wazirpur is located at 22.8111°N 90.2444°E / 22.8111; 90.2444. It has 52,959 households and a total area of 248.35 km2.

Demographics
Religions in Wazirpur upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 72.90%
Hinduism
 
 26.15%
Christianity
 
 0.93%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

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

Wazirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Bamrail, Barakotha, Guthia, Harta, Jalla, Otra, Satla, Shikarpur and Sholak. The union parishads are subdivided into 118 mauzas and 125 villages.[4]

Notable residents
  • Major M. A. Jalil, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in 1942.[5]
  • Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher, was born at Atipara village in 1925.[6]
  • Manabendra Mukherjee (singer)

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 for Barisal District (Zila Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. 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.
  6. "Sardar Fazlul Karim remembered in Barisal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2014.


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