Bagherpara Upazila


Bagherpara is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
WWW bagherpara.jessore.gov.bd

Geography

Bagherpara is located at. It has a total area of 308.29 km2. It is bordered by Jhenaidah district to the north, Magura and Narail districts to the east, and Jessore Sadar upazila to the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bagherpara Upazila had 60,247 households and a population of 238,106. 9.10% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bagherpara had a literacy rate of 74.18%: 76.34% for males and 72.16% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.99 males for every 100 females. 24,055 lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bagherpara upazila had 49,971 households and a population of 261,897. 43,882 inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Bagherpara's literacy rate was 52.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 8,290 of the population lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara has a population of 168,938. Males constituted 51.21% of the population, and females 48.79%; this Upazila's eighteen-up population was 84303. Bagherpara has an average literacy rate of 34.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Bagherpara Upazila is divided into Bagherpara Municipality and nine union parishads: Bandabilla, Basuari, Darajhat, Dhalgram, Dohakula, Jaharpur, Jamdia, Narikelbaria, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 191 villages.
Bagherpara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.

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