Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) ( bn, নেছারাবাদ (স্বরূপকাঠি)) 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. Nesarabad is named after Nesaruddin Ahmad, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. At present,

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gardens,

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and backwaters of Nesarabad are turning into famous tourist attractions.

Geography

Nesarabad is located at . It has 40,792 households and a total area of 199.14 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 ...

, Nesarabad had a population of 202,520. Males constituted 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,488. Nesarabad had an average literacy rate of 50.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Nesarabad Upazila is divided into Swarupkati Municipality and ten

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: Atghar Kuriana, Baldia, Daihari, Guarekha, Jalabari, Nesarabad, Sarengkathi, Sohagdal, Somudoykathi, and Sutiakathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 134 villages. Swarupkati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9

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Notable people

* Nesaruddin Ahmad, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Sarsina *

Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh ( bn, আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ; 1915 – 13 February 1990), popularly known as the Pir of Sarsina, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He was said to have contributed to the establis ...

, the 2nd Pir of Sarsina Darbar Sharif *

Enayet Hossain Khan Enayet Hossain Khan (1933–1979) () was a Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Bakerganj-16. Career Khan was elected to parliament from Bakerganj-16 as an Awami League candidate in 1973. Personal life Khan's daughter ...

, former MP *

Fakhrul Islam Khan Fakhrul Islam Khan (known as FI Khan; 9 February 1925 – 13 May 2007) was a Bangladeshi editor, journalist, cultural organizer, playwright, producer, and director. He was the editor of ''Gulista'' (1950), a monthly Bengali magazine, and ''Kadem'' ...

, playwright and journalist * Hashem Ali Khan, politician *

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, former MP *

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, politician *

Chittaranjan Sutar Chittaranjan Sutar (23 March 1928 - 27 November 2002) is a Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament of Bangladesh from Bakerganj-14 (now Pirojpur-1). Biography Suttar was an Awami League politician, he was sent to India to act as ...

, former parliamentarian

References

Upazilas of Pirojpur District {{Barisal-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Notable people

See also

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