Wazirpur Upazila

Uzirpur

উজিরপুর
Uzirpur উজিরপুর
Upazila
	Baitul Aman Mosque in Guthia
	Coordinates: 22°48.7′N 90°14.7′E / 22.8117°N 90.2450°E / 22.8117; 90.2450
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Barisal District
Area
• Total	248.35 km2 (95.89 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	234,959
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila

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

Geography

Wazirpur is located at 22°48′40″N 90°14′40″E / 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)^{[citation needed]}

References

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

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[Banglapedia-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.

[2011census-2] "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 for Barisal District (Zila Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[census-3] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[district-stats-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.