Bauphal Upazila


Bauphal Upazila is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
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Geography

The area of Bauphal is 487.10 km2 and it is located in between 22°19′ and 22°36′ north latitudes and in between 90°25′ and 90°40′ east longitudes. It is bordered by Bakerganj and Bhola Sadar Upazila on the north, Dashmina and Galachipa Upazila on the south, Bhola Sadar, Burhanuddin and Lalmohan Upazila on the east and Patuakhali Sadar and Bakerganj Upazila on the west.
Tentulia and Lohalia are the main rivers.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bauphal Upazila had 80,130 households and a population of 327,498. 9.61% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bauphal had a literacy rate of 76.21%: 78.27% for males and 74.39% for females, and a sex ratio of 89.70 males for every 100 females. 35,405 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bauphal Upazila had 67,833 households and a population of 304,284. 73,523 were under 10 years of age. Bauphal has a literacy rate of 57.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1105 females per 1000 males. 16,916 lived in urban areas.

Arts and culture

There have multicultural inhabitants and of different profession. Pottery is the most familiar industry of Bauphal, based on Kagujir Pool.

Administration

Bauphal Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Bauphal Upazila is divided into Bauphal Municipality and 14 union parishads: Adabaria, Bauphal, Boga, Das Para, Dhulia, Kachipara, Kalaiya, Kalishuri, Kanakdia, Keshabpur, Madanpura, Najirpur, Nawmala, and Shurjamoni. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 140 villages.
Bauphal Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 10 mahallas.

Educational institutes

There are a few educational institutions in Bauphal. Among them, 10 colleges, 1 polytechnic institute, 59 secondary schools, 122 primary schools, 72 madrasas.

Notable people