Wazirpur Upazila


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

Geography

Wazirpur is located at. It has 44,480 households and a total area of 248.35 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Wazirpur had a population of 227,115. Males constituted 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. The number of residents aged 18 or over was 114,254. Wazirpur has an average literacy rate of 47.7%, compared to the national average of 32.4%. There are 22 colleges and 50 primary schools in Wazirpur.

Notable residents