Wazirpur Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Wazirpur
locator_position = right
latd = 22.8111
longd = 90.2444
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Barisal District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 227115
population_density = 914
area_total = 248.35
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/barisal/Wazirpur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila
footnotes =

Wazirpur ( _bn. উজিরপুর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Wazirpur is located at coord|22.8111|N|90.2444|E| . It has 44480 units of house hold and total area 248.35 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Wazirpur has a population of 227115. Males constitute are 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114254. Wazirpur has an average literacy rate of 47.7% (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

Wazirpur has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 117 villages.

ee also

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

References