According to myth, the second son of Subedar Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Firozpur'. In time, the pronunciation 'Firozpur' slowly muted to 'Pirozpur' and later 'Pirojpur'.
Demographics
Pirojpur District had a population of 1,131,758 according to 2011 Census of Population.
Geography
Most of the land is low-lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests. Nesarabad is known for its business centre and also for the Sundori tree that grows there. Launches, steamers and boats are used for travelling on the rivers. The local port is called Hoolarhaat Launch Station. Buses, autorickshaws and rickshaws are also used for transport. Old Bus Station is one of the most popular place of this district.
The subdivision of Pirojpur was created in 28 October 1859 Pirojpur district was formed in 1 March in 1984 and the municipality was formed in 1885. The area of Pirojpur is 1277.80 km2. It is under Barisal Division. There are three municipalities in Pirojpur named Pirojpur, Bhandaria, Mathbaria. There are seven upazilas in Pirojpur district: Pirojpur Sadar, Bhandaria, Mathbaria, Indurkani, Nazirpur, Nesarabad and Kawkhali. Of these, Mathbaria is the largest. Kawkhali is the smallest. Pirojpur District also contains 52 unions, 390 mauzas and 648 villages.
There are seven Sub Districts in Pirojpur and their population are given below:
Upazillas
Population
Bhandaria
164,618
Kawkhali
70,515
Mathbaria
262,841
Nazirpur
180,408
Nesarabad
212,232
Pirojpur Sadar
163,470
Indurkani
77,674
Rivers
Gabkhan, Baleshwar, Damodar, Kocha, Pona, Kochakhali, Kaliganga, Sandha, Doratana etc. are big and known rivers. The Baleshwar, the river that is situated to the east of Sunder Bans splits into two parts, but this is getting smaller and smaller day by day. One is known as Doratana which flows through Bagerhat and the other and mightier one is known as Kacha which flows through Bhandaria. Then it has an offshoot Baleshwar which later meets with Doratana and falls into Kaliganga near Mativanga, Najirpur. And Kocha splits into two river Kaliganga and Sandha. Kaliganga flows to the north meets with Baleshwar and flow to further north. and Sandha flows to the east. Later Sandha coalesce with Arial Khan and falls into the Meghna.
Transportation
Buses
There are two bus terminals in Pirojpur, Pirojpur Bus terminal and Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal. Many Bus company connect Pirojpur to other districts like Dhaka and many more.
River port
Hularhat is the river port of Pirojpur. It is situated some 5 km east to the Pirojpur town and the river port stands on Kaliganga. Beside it is the steamer wharf. Launches destined to Dhaka and other parts of the country regularly start from here.
Agriculture, being the main source of income for rural people here, there are also other sources of income which are mainly city based. They are given below : •Agriculture 50.82% •Commerce 18.71% •Service 7.69% •Non-Agricultural Labour 5.75% •Transport and Communication 2.16%, •Religious Service 1.61% •Construction 1.36% •Rent and Remittance 0.95% •Industry 0.78% •Others 10.17%
Religion
, Hindus, a few Christians and a very few Buddhists live here peacefully. For different religions, there are 3,087 mosques, 1,051 temples.
Agricultural products
Paddy, Jute, Sugar Cane, Wheat, Guava, Banana, Coconut, Hog-plum, Betel Leaf, Betel Nuts are the chief Agricultural Products produced here.
