Nazirpur Upazila


Nazirpur is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

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, 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%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Nazirpur has 8 Unions/Wards, 69 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 142 villages.

Unions

There are nine Unions in Nazirpur Upazilla:
Unions
Mativangga
Malikhali
Davlbaridobra
Dirgha
Kolardoania
Sreeramkathi
Shakhmatia
Nazirpur Sadar
Shakharikathi

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, there are the Baithakata College and the Mugarjhor High School.