Bakerganj Upazila

Bakerganj
বাকেরগঞ্জ
—  Upazila  —
Bakerganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Barisal Division
District Barisal District
Area
 • Total 417.2 km2 (161.1 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 336,706
 • Density 807/km2 (2,090.1/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of the Bakerganj Upazila

Bakerganj (Bengali: বাকেরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Barisal Division, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Bakerganj is located at . It has 63177 units of house hold and total area 417.2 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bakerganj has a population of 336706. Males constitute are 49.64% of the population, and females 50.36%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 165226. Bakerganj has an average literacy rate of 47.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Bakerganj has 18 Unions/Wards, 170 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.