Nesarabad, formerly called Swarupkati () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Pirojpur District Pirojpur District () is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division. ফিরোজ সরদার ১৭০০ সালে এ অঞ্চলের গভীর বন জঙ্গল কেটে মানু ...

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), 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 District and Barisal Divi ...

, Bangladesh. Nesarabad is named after

Nesaruddin Ahmad Nesaruddin Ahmad (; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengalis, Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main Khalifah (Sufism), disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in Bangladesh, eastern B ...

, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. At present,

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gardens,

floating market A floating market is a market (place), market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractio ...

and backwaters of Nesarabad are turning into famous tourist attractions.

Geography

Nesarabad is located at . It has a total area of 200.33 km².

Demographics

According to the

2022 Bangladeshi census The 2022 Bangladeshi census () was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, and th ...

, Nesarabad Upazila had 48,492 households and a population of 211,032. 42,090 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Nesarabad has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 88.20%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,033 females per 1,000 males. 48,024 (22.76%) lived in urban areas. 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 a ...

, 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%.

Administration

UNO: Moniruzzaman Nesarabad Upazila is divided into Swarupkati Municipality and ten

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: Atghar Kuriana, Baldia,

Daihari Daihari is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

, Guarekha, Jalabari, Nesarabad, Sarengkathi,

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, Somudoykathi, and Sutiakathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 134 villages. Swarupkati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. ...

Notable people

, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Sarsina *

Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh (; 1915 – 13 February 1990), popularly known as the Pir of Sarsina, was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar. He was said to have contributed to the establishment of 3000 educational institutions. Saleh had also pushed for th ...

, the 2nd Pir of Sarsina Darbar Sharif *

Enayet Hossain Khan Enayet Hossain Khan (; 1933–1979) was an Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in ...

, 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 * Sheikh Anne Rahman, politician * Chittaranjan Sutar, former parliamentarian

References

Upazilas of Pirojpur District {{Barisal-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

Notable people

See also

References