Bheramara Upazila

Bheramara (Bengali: ভেড়ামারা) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1] The upazila is beside the Padma River, and the important Hardinge Bridge crosses the river between Bheramara Upazila and Ishurdi Upazila of Pabna District.

Bheramara
ভেড়ামারা
Upazila
Bheramara is located in Bangladesh
Bheramara
Bheramara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°1′N 88°59.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKushtia District
Area
 • Total153.72 km2 (59.35 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total200,084
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitewww.bheramara.net

Geography

Bheramara is located at 24.0167°N 88.9917°E / 24.0167; 88.9917. It has 26384 households and total area 153.72 km2.

Bheramara sub-district is located within Kushtia district, Bangladesh and falls roughly within 23° 40′ – 24° 10′ N and 88° 45′ – 89° 20′ E. The town of Bheramara has an area of 3.26 km2 and a population of 20,676.

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, and the major crops are paddy, wheat, mustard, sweet potato, sunflower, onion, garlic, betel leaf, tobacco, and sugarcane. The survey was conducted in Bheramara town and its immediate vicinity.[2]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhermara had a population of 200,084. Males constituted 49.39% of the population and females formed 50.61%. Muslims formed 97.760% of the population, Hindus 2.216%, Christians 0.005% and others 0.019%. Bheramara had a literacy rate of 48.74% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bheramara had a population of 144,221. Males constituted 51.55% of the population, and females made up 48.45%. This upazila's eighteen-up population was 72,279. Bheramara had an average literacy rate of 28.1% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Bheramara Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.[1]

Bheramara Upazila is divided into Bheramara Municipality and six union parishads: Bhadarpur, Bahir Char, Chandgram, Dharmapur, Juniadaha, and Mokarimpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 43 mauzas and 78 villages.[5]

Bheramara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[5]

See also

References
  1. Arif Nisir (2012), "Bheramara Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 3(3): 534-541, 2009 ISSN 1995-0748, American Eurasian Network for Scientific Information
  3. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Kushtia" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Kushtia" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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