Nazirpur Upazila

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Nazirpur
নাজিরপুর
Upazila
Nazirpur is located in Bangladesh
Nazirpur
Nazirpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°44.8′N 89°58.1′E / 22.7467°N 89.9683°E / 22.7467; 89.9683Coordinates: 22°44.8′N 89°58.1′E / 22.7467°N 89.9683°E / 22.7467; 89.9683
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPirojpur District
CapitalNazirpur
Area
 • Total233.65 km2 (90.21 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total166,014
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial map of Nazirpur Upazila

Nazirpur (Bengali: নাজিরপুর) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Nazirpur is located at

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22°44′46″N 89°58′04″E / 22.7461°N 89.9678°E / 22.7461; 89.9678. It has 31,862 households and a total area of 233.65 km2.

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nazirpur had a population of 166014. Males constituted 50.92% of the population, and females 49.08%. The population aged 18 or over was 86,581. Nazirpur had an average literacy rate of 43.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration[]

Nazirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Daulbari Dobra, Dirgha, Kolardoania, Malikhali, Mativangga, Nazirpur, Shakhmatia, Shakharikathi, and Sriramkathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 171 villages.[3][4]

Education[]

In the union council of Mativanga Baraibunia Secondary School, Baraibunia Girls School, union council of Malikhali here the Lara Secondary School and next to the 12 no. Jugia Govt. Primary School at Dighia, next to the village of Baithakata, there are the Baithakata College and the Mugarjhor High School.

  • Bangamata Fazilatunnisa Girls College
  • AM Ideal Grammar School
  • Qawmi Madrasha (Arabic school)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Md. Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Nazirpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ নামে থাকলেও মানচিত্রে নেই ইউনিয়নটির কোন অস্তিস্থ [Although there is a name, there is no existence of the union on the map]. janatarkantho24.com (in Bengali). 10 September 2019.


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