Baithakata ( bn, বৈঠাকাটা), also known as ''Mugarjhor'', is a village in
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur () is a district (zilla) in southern-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.
Etymology
According to myth, the second son of Subedar Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Fi ...
in the
Barisal Division
Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...
of southwestern
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Geography
The village is part of the
union council of
Malikhali and lies near the eastern shore of
Kaliganga River The Kaliganga River ( bn, কালীগংগা নদী) is a river in Bangladesh that runs for 78 km. The Kaliganga takes off from the Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, ...
.
Official map of Nazirpur Upazila
/ref> It is 10 km north of Nazirpur
Nazirpur is a Census Town in the Tehatta I CD block in the Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district in the State of West Bengal, India. It is situated beside the Bangladesh India Border.
Geography
Location
Nazirpur is located at .
Area o ...
, 80 km west of Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
and 100 km east of Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
.
Education
In the village there are the Mugarjhor High School
Mugarjhor High School is a private secondary school in Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It is located in a remote area, near the village of Baithakata, and was founded in 1972.
See also
* Baithakata College
Ba ...
and the Baithakata College
Baithakata College is an intermediate college in Nazirpur Upazila of Pirojpur District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It is located in a remote area, near the village of Baithakata. It was founded in 1999 by the industrialist Mahabubur Rahaman, u ...
.
References
External links
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Populated places in Pirojpur District
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