Bauphal Upazila ( bn, বাউফল ) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Patuakhali District Patuakhali () is a district in South-central Bangladesh in the Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Geography It is adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. The area of the district is 3220.15 km2. Patuakha ...

in the Division of

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Geography

The area of Bauphal is 486.91 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 Bakerganj (বাকেরগঞ্জ) is a town in Barisal District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in ...

and

Bhola Sadar Upazila Bhola Sadar ( bn, ভোলা সদর) is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Bhola Sadar is located at . It has a total area of . Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhola Sadar ...

on the north, Dashmina and

Galachipa Upazila Galachipa ( bn, গলাচিপা ) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. In March 2011, part of the upazila was separated to make the new Rangabali Upazila. Geography Galachipa is located at . It has 49 ...

on the south, Bhola Sadar, Burhanuddin and

Lalmohan Upazila Lalmohan ( bn, লালমোহন) is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Lalmohan is located at . It has a total area of 396.24 km2. Postal code: 8330. Demographics According to the 2011 ...

on the east and Patuakhali Sadar and Bakerganj Upazila on the west. Rural Crop Field in Kalaia

Tentulia and Lohalia are the main rivers.

Demographics

According to the 2007 Bangladesh census, Bauphal had a population of 304959, comprising 152,384 males and 152,575 females. Out of the population, 78,517 were Muslim, 26398 were Hindu, 17 were Buddhist and 27 followed other beliefs. The average literacy rate was 52.6%, comprising 56.5% among males and 48.8% among females.

Arts and culture

There have multicultural inhabitants and of different profession.

Pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...

is the most familiar industry of Bauphal, based on Kagujir Pool (a joint place of Paurashava and Madanpura Union).

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 parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Adabaria, Bauphal, Boga, Das Para, Dhulia, Kachipara, Kalaiya, Kalishuri,

Kanakdia Kanakdia ( bn, কনকদিয়া ) is a Union of Bauphal Upazila, Patuakhali; in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography The area of Konakdia Union is 6,941 acres. Administrative structure This Union Parishad is under Bauphal ...

, 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

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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

ASM Feroz A. S. M. Feroz ( bn, আ. স. ম. ফিরোজ) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, the incumbent Member of Parliament from Patuakhali-2 and former Chief Whip of the Bangladeshi parliament. Early life Feroz was born on 1 February 1952. ...

, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Patuakhali-6 from 1979 to 1982, and

Patuakhali-2 Patuakhali-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by ASM Feroz of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bauphal Upazila. History The constituency was created f ...

from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 until 2001, has been MP for Patuakhali-2 again since 2009. *

KM Nurul Huda Nurul Huda (born 1948) is a retired secretary of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and served as the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh from 2017 to 2022. He was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War. H ...

, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh. * Abdul Malek, Information Commissioner of Bangladesh. *

Abdul Aziz Khandaker Abdul Aziz Khandaker (1923–1991) () is a Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for '' Awam'', the Urdu language word for common people. The adjective appears in the following proper names: *Awami Colony, a neighbourhood ...

, former member of parliament (Patuakhali -6) * Zobaydul Haq Rasel, Bangladeshi Politician *

Khandaker Shamsul Haq (Reza) Khondakar ( bn, খন্দকার, Khondokar) is a Bengali Muslim surname found in Bangladesh and neighbouring East Indian regions. Etymology and history The Bengali surname comes from the Old Persian Khandan ( fa, خواندن, Xwândan, To ...

, Former General Secretary, Bangladesh Krishak League.

References

{{Authority control Upazilas of Patuakhali District