- Source: Wazirpur Upazila
Uzirpur (Bengali: উজিরপুর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Uzirpur is located at 22.8111°N 90.2444°E / 22.8111; 90.2444. It has a total area of 248.35 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.
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.
Administration
UNO: Md. Shakhawat Hossain.
Uzirpur 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.
Notable residents
Major M. A. Jalil, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in 1942.
Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher, was born at Atipara village in 1925.
Manabendra Mukherjee (singer)
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Wazirpur Upazila
- Upazila
- Barisal Division
- Agailjhara Upazila
- Banaripara Upazila
- Barisal
- Babuganj Upazila
- Malikanda
- Jugirkanda
- List of constituencies of the Jatiya Sangsad
