Nazirpur ( bn, নাজিরপুর ) 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 ...

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 Division 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 ...

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

Nazirpur is located at . It has 31,862 households and a total area of 233.65 km².

Demographics

According to the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Nazirpur had a population of 166014. Males constituted 50.92% of the population, and females 49.08%. The population aged 18 or over was 86,581. Nazirpur had an average literacy rate of 43.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Nazirpur Upazila is divided into nine

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: Daulbari Dobra, Dirgha, Kolardoania, Malikhali, Mativangga, Nazirpur, Shakhmatia, Shakharikathi, and Sriramkathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 171 villages.

Education

In the union council of Mativanga Baraibunia Secondary School, Baraibunia Girls School, union council of Malikhali here the Lara Secondary School and next to the 12 no. Jugia Govt. Primary School at Dighia, next to the village of

Baithakata Baithakata ( bn, বৈঠাকাটা), also known as ''Mugarjhor'', is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Geography The village is part of the Union Councils of Bangladesh, union council of Mal ...

, there are 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 ...

and the Mugarjhor High School. * Sreeramkathi U.J.K High School *

Nazirpur College 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 ...

*Bangamata Fazilatunnisa Girls College *AM Ideal Grammar School *Qawmi Madrasha (Arabic school)

References

Upazilas of Pirojpur District {{Barisal-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

Education

See also

References