Babuganj Upazila

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| official_name = Babuganj

| native_name = বাবুগঞ্জ

| settlement_type = Upazila

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| subdivision_type2 = District

| seat_type = Headquarters

| subdivision_name1 = Barisal

| subdivision_name2 = Barisal

| seat = Babuganj

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| area_total_km2 = 164.88

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| population_total = 154558

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=395}}

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8210{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/22f8f1a4-996a-42b1-9d79-c70490126add |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=21 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| area_code = 04327{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}

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Babuganj ({{langx|bn|বাবুগঞ্জ}}) is an administrative unit of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.{{cite book

|author=Masud Parvez

|chapter=Babuganj Upazila

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Babuganj_Upazila

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}

Geography

Babuganj is located at {{coord|22.8319|N|90.3222|E|}}. It has a total area of 164.88 km².

Demographics

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|1981 |131

|1991 |136

|2001 |146

|2011 |140

|2022 |155

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Babuganj Upazila had 31,663 households and a population of 140,361. 29,468 (20.99%) were under 10 years of age. Babuganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1077 females per 1000 males. 9,847 (7.02%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/COMMUNITY_Barisal.pdf |title=Community Report: Barisal |author= |website=Population & Housing Census 2011 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |access-date=15 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Bangladesh_glance.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728231735/http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Bangladesh_glance.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2014 }}

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

UNO: Shakila Rahman.{{cite web

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| url = https://www.barisal.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্বাহী%20অফিসার

| date = 2024-08-26

| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20240826141002/https://www.barisal.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Barisal.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Barisal |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184508/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Barisal.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014}}

Maps

[http://lib.pmo.gov.bd/maps/images/barisal/Babuganj.gif Official Babugonj Upzilla Map]

Notable people

Kirtinarayan Basu, 17th-century Raja of Chandradwip who converted to Islam{{cite Banglapedia|article=Madhabpasha Zamindar Family|author=Hassan, Delwar}}
Abdul Wahab Khan (1898–1972), 3rd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan{{cite web |title=Speakers / Presidents |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/h_speaker.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204000937/http://www.na.gov.pk/h_speaker.html |archivedate=4 February 2010 |accessdate=5 March 2011 |publisher=National Assembly of Pakistan}}
Abdul Jabbar Khan (1902–1984), 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Sadek Khan (1933–2016), journalist, columnist and filmmaker
Abu Zafar Mohammad Obaidullah Khan (1934–2001), poet and civil servant
A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (1939–2005), journalist and government minister
Rashed Khan Menon (born 1943), government minister
Selima Rahman, politician
Fakhrul Amin Khan, father of Sal Khan known as founder of Khan Academy{{Citation |title=Number of videos |url=https://www.khanacademy.org/ |publisher=Khan Academy}}.

References

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