Bagherpara Upazila
Bagherpara
বাঘারপাড়া | |
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  Bagherpara Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°13′N 89°21′E / 23.217°N 89.350°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Jessore District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 308.29 km2 (119.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 216,897 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7470 |
| Website | Official Map of Bagherpara |
Bagherpara (Bengali: বাঘারপাড়া) is an upazila of Jessore District[1] 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. It has a total area of 308.29 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara had a population of 216,897. Males constituted 49.59% of the population and females 50.41%. Muslims formed 83.60% of the population, Hindus 16.28%, Christians 0.01% and others 0.11%. Bagherpara had a literacy rate of 52.79% for the population 7 years and above.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Bagherpara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[4]
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
See also
References
- ^ Biplab Sen (2012), "Bagherpara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Jessore" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Jessore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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