Babuganj Upazila

Babuganj (Bengali: বাবুগঞ্জ) is an administrative unit of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Babuganj বাবুগঞ্জ
Upazila
From top: Guthia Mosque, Guthia Mosque Orphanage, Durga Sagar, Sondha River Skyline of , Bangladesh
Babuganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°49.9′N 90°19.3′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Barisal District
Area
• Total	164.88 km^2 (63.66 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	135,905
• Density	820/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	babuganj.barisal.gov.bd

Geography

Babuganj is located at 22.8319°N 90.3222°E. It has 25,144 households and a total area of 164.88 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Babuganj had a population of 135,905. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. The population aged 18 or over was 66,984. Babuganj had an average literacy rate of 47.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Points of interest

Durgasagar

Durgasagar, with an area of about 2,500 hectare, is the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh. It is located at Madhabpasa village of Babuganj upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town. Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi. According to a desire of Rani Durgavati, mother of Raja Joynarayan, the dighi was dug in 1780 (1187 BS).

Educational institutions The faculty of animal science and veterinary medicine of Patuakhali Science and Technology University is situated at Khanpura, Babuganj.

Administration

Babuganj Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chandpasha, Dehergati, Jahangir Nagar, Kedarpur, Madhabpasha, and Rahmatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 90 villages.[3]

Maps

Official Babugonj Upzilla Map

References

1. Masud Parvez (2012). "Babuganj Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.