Bauphal Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Bauphal
locator_position = right
latd = 22.4292
longd = 90.5139
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Patuakhali District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 288825
population_density = 593
area_total = 486.91
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/patuakhali/Bauphal.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Bauphal Upazila
footnotes =

Bauphal ( _bn. বাউফল ) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bauphal is located at coord|22.4292|N|90.5139|E| . It has 50755 units of house hold and total area 486.91 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Bauphal has a population of 288825. Males constitute are 50.09% of the population, and females 49.91%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 139575. Bauphal has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (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.]

There are 14 Unions in this Upazila. They are:

1. Surjamoni Union 2. Kanakdia Union 3. Boga Union 4. Kalayia Union 5. Bauphal Sadar Union 6. Kalishuri Union 7. Dhulia Union 8. Kachipara Union 9. Adabaria Union 10. Dashpara Union 11. Noamala Union 12. Nazirpur Union 13. Keshabpur Union 14. Madanpur Union

Administrative

Bauphal has 14 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 142 villages.

Culture

A local Sweetmeat shop.

ee also

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

References