Banaripara Upazila

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Banaripara বানারীপাড়া
Upazila
Banaripara Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°46.9′N 90°10′E / 22.7817°N 90.167°E / 22.7817; 90.167Coordinates: 22°46.9′N 90°10′E / 22.7817°N 90.167°E / 22.7817; 90.167
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Barisal District
Area
• Total	134.32 km2 (51.86 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	143,825
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official website of the Banaripara Upazila

Banaripara (Bengali: বানারিপাড়া) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal in southern-central Bangladesh.^[1]

History[]

During the Liberation War in 1971, the Pakistani army killed many innocent people^{[citation needed]} of village Gava where all Ghosh Dastidar and Ghosh Ray used to live and they mostly left their ancestral land for good.

Geography[]

Banaripara is located at

22°46′55″N 90°10′00″E / 22.7819°N 90.1667°E�� / 22.7819; 90.1667. It has 26,697 households and a total area of 134.32 km².^{[citation needed]} It is surrounded by to the north and the east, Nesarabad to the south, Jhalokati to the east, Nazirpur to the west. The upazila is criss-crossed by many rivers. Banaripara pourashava stands on the Shandhya. River erosion is a matter of concern for this area.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Banaripara had a population of 143,825. Males constituted 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. The population aged 18 or over was 70,724.

Administration[]

Banaripara was established as a thana^{[definition needed]} in 1913 and in 1983 it was upgraded as an upazila^{[clarification needed]}.

Banaripara Upazila is divided into Banaripara Municipality and eight union parishads: Baisari, Banaripara, Bisarkandi, Chakhar, Iluhar, Saliabakpur, Saidkati, and Udaykati. The union parishads are subdivided into 76 mauzas and 76 villages.^[2]

Archaeological heritage and relics[]

There are two Swathidaha Maths, a copper Manasa Bigraga weighing 3.5 maunds and a six-foot-high Bigraha at Narattampur (200 years old) which used to be family lineage of the Ghosh Ray family of Narratampur.

Education[]

There are three colleges in the upazila. Government Fazlul Huq College, founded in 1940, is the only public one.

There are 27 high schools, 80 government primary schools, 41 non-government primary schools, 59 madrassas, 1 school for the deaf and dumb and 1 commercial school in this upazila.

According to Banglapedia, Baisari High School, founded in 1880, Govt. Banaripara Model Union Institution (Pilot), (1889), and Nalasree Government Primary School (1910) are notable schools.^[1]

Maps[]

Official Map of the Banaripara Upazila

References[]