Bakerganj Upazila


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

Geography

Bakerganj is located at. It has 63,177 households and a total area of.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bakerganj had a population of 336,706. Males constituted 49.64% of the population, and females 50.36%. The population aged 18 or over was 165,226. Bakerganj had an average literacy rate of 47.1%, compared to the national average of 32.4%. It was named according to the name of its then land Lord Aga Bakher Khan. i

Administration

Bakerganj has 14 Unions, 170 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 341 villages.