Bakerganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Bakerganj
locator_position = right
latd = 22.5500
longd = 90.3389
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Barisal District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 336706
population_density = 807
area_total = 417.2
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/barisal/Bakerganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Bakerganj Upazila
footnotes =

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

Geography

Bakerganj is located at coord|22.5500|N|90.3389|E| . It has 63177 units of house hold and total area 417.2 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, 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. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

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

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References