Uttar Bedkashi Union ( bn, উত্তর বেদকাশী ইউনিয়ন) is a

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 ...

Koyra Upazila Koyra ( bn, কয়রা) is an upazila of the Khulna District of Bangladesh. It's the 2nd largest Upazila in Bangladesh. ''Water bodies'' Main rivers: dharla, pasur, arpangachhia, Taldhup, Malancha, kobadak, ball; Koyra canal is notable. Hi ...

Khulna District Khulna District ( bn, খুলনা জেলা , ''Khulna Jela'' also ''Khulna Zila'') is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division. It is bordered on the north by the Jessore District and the Narail District, on the south ...

, in

Khulna Division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

, Bangladesh.

Geography

Uttar Bedkashi Union has an area of . It is the smallest union of Koyra Upazila.

Administrative area

Uttar Bedkashi union consists of a

mouza In Bangladesh, Pakistan and parts of India a mouza or mauza (also mouja) is a type of administrative district, corresponding to a specific land area within which there may be one or more settlements. Before the 20th century, the term referred to a ...

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

. The mouza is divided into 9 administrative wards. The villages are: * Ward no. 1 – Kathmarchar, Jalalipara * Ward no. 2 – Dighirpar, Pathaghata Shikaripara, Kacharibari * Ward no. 3 – Sheikh Sardar Para, Nonadighirpar * Ward no. 4 – Borobari, Katkata, Kashikhalpar * Ward no. 5 – Pathorkhali, * Ward no. 6 – Jhileghata * Ward no. 7 – Gazipara * Ward no. 8 – Shakbaria, Gabbunia * Ward no. 9 – Padmapukur Again, there are elected women representatives (female members of the council) in every three wards. They are reporting the elected representatives (chairman of the council). The council also has one recruited secretary, village police.

Population

According to the latest census, the total population of Gunner union was 15,225.

Rivers

Kapotaksha River The Kopothakho River (Sanskrit), or Kobodak ( bn, কপোতাক্ষ নদ), Kabadak, or Kapotaksha, is a river of Bangladesh. Kopothakho is famous for upholding the memory of popular Bengali poet and novelist Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Ori ...

* Shakbaria River

Education

* Bedkashi Collegiate School * Bedkashi Habibia Dakhil Madrasa * Kapotakshma Secondary School * Borobari Secondary School * Borobari Government Primary School * Bedkashi Government Primary School

Economics

The

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

of Uttar Bedkashi Union is largely dependent on

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and

fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...

References

{{Union of Khulna District Unions of Koyra Upazila Populated places in Khulna District